Second US carrier deployed ahead of nuclear talks with Iran – AP

A second US aircraft carrier has entered Middle East waters ahead of the next round of nuclear talks with Iran, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, citing satellite imagery.

The USS Carl Vinson was spotted Monday in the Arabian Sea northeast of Socotra, an island off Yemen, according to photos from the European Union's Copernicus program. The carrier is accompanied by the USS Princeton and two guided missile destroyers, the USS Sterett and the USS William P. Lawrence.

The Navy has not publicly confirmed details of the Vinson’s mission, but video released in recent days showed it launching F-35 and F/A-18 fighter jets and preparing ordnance.