U.S. President Donald Trump has directed the USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, to redeploy from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East to bolster pressure on Iran amid ongoing nuclear negotiations and regional tensions. The move will see the Ford join the USS Abraham Lincoln and its supporting warships in the region. Officials say the deployment significantly increases U.S. military firepower in the area. The carrier and its strike group are expected to take roughly three weeks to reach the Middle East, reflecting a major shift in U.S. strategic focus from the Caribbean back toward West Asia. The redeployment comes as diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes remains uncertain. Washington and Tehran held indirect talks recently...