The U.S. military has bolstered its presence across the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, as nuclear talks were thrown into uncertainty Wednesday before being moved to Oman. U.S. and Iranian officials had been expected to meet Friday in Istanbul, with several Middle Eastern countries participating as observers.

US Central Command showed off the workings of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on Thursday as tensions with Iran continue to escalate. Time-lapse video aboard the nuclear-powered warship shows scores of sailors and CENTCOM personnel launching American jets from the Lincoln,

US President Donald Trump renewed threats to strike Iran if it does not agree to negotiate a new nuclear deal, as US forces conduct a multi-day air exercise in the Middle East, bolstering Washington’s military presence in the region.

President Trump is pushing for a nuclear deal with Iran. For weeks, he has demanded that the country enter negotiations and has warned that an "armada" of warships is on its way to the region. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.

Mr Trump has deployed a “beautiful armada” to the Middle East after the Iranian regime ignored his warnings not to massacre protesters last month. Mr Khamenei, in turn, has warned him not to use it. “America should know that if it starts a war,

Iran and the United States said Wednesday they were going ahead with nuclear talks in Oman later this week, even as President Donald Trump piled pressure on Tehran's supreme leader

US President Donald Trump says Iran is currently negotiating with the US because “they don’t want us to hit them.” “We have a big fleet going over to Iran,” he reiterates in remarks at a National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.