India, April 5 -- Tensions rise as President Trump escalates military presence in the Middle East, signalling a potential conflict with Iran over nuclear ambitions.

LONDON: As the world became fixated on Donald Trump's surreal chart-waving performance in the White House Rose Garden last Wednesday and the impending trade war, another war is looming; a military conflict which could be hugely more serious. Just before he spoke, Trump ordered the move of a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, amid fears that he may be gearing up to strike Iran. From its normal patrol area in the South China Sea, the USS Carl Vinson began its journey to the Persian Gulf, where it will join its sister carrier USS Harry S Truman, possibly as early as nex...