Trump hints at sending second aircraft carrier, as US and Iran plan next talks

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was considering sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East, even as Washington and Tehran ‍prepare to resume negotiations aimed at averting a new conflict.Oman facilitated talks between Iran and the US last week, which a spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry said had allowed Tehran to gauge Washington’s seriousness and showed enough consensus for diplomacy to continue.The talks came after Trump had positioned one aircraft carrier in the region, raising fears of new military action.Trump, who joined an Israeli bombing campaign last year and hit Iranian nuclear sites, had threatened last month to intervene militarily ⁠during a bloody government crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran, but ultimately held off.In interviews with Israeli media, Trump said the United States would have to do “something very tough” if a deal is not reached with Iran.An F/A-18F Super Hornet lands on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea in January. Photo: US Navy via AFP“Either we reach a deal or we’ll have to do something very tough,” Israel’s Channel 12 quoted him as saying.