Soúda, Greece, Feb 24, 2026 (AFP) - USS Gerald Ford, world's largest aircraft carrier, at US base on Crete

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2026-02-24

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, has reached the US naval base of Souda Bay on Crete, en route to joining a massive military build-up in the Middle East. President Donald Trump -- who ordered strikes on Iran last year -- has repeatedly threatened Tehran with fresh military action if it does not cut a new deal on its contentious nuclear programme, which the West fears is aimed at building an atomic weapon. The Ford re......

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