India, Feb. 16 -- The US decision to deploy the USS Gerald R. Ford to join the USS Abraham Lincoln represents a significant military build-up aimed at pressuring Iran amid escalating regional tensions. The move aims to secure maritime routes, deter Iranian aggression, and provide maximum leverage in ongoing, high-stakes nuclear negotiations.

The deployment of the Ford-the world's largest aircraft carrier-significantly increases US air, naval, and missile capabilities in the region, allowing for potentially weeks-long military operations if ordered. The combined fleets bring over 150 advanced aircraft, hundreds of Tomahawk missiles, and sophisticated Aegis-equipped missile defences to the region. Operating from the sea allows the US to ma...