The US is deploying more than 20 Navy warships, including the carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush, into the Gulf of Oman and waters near Iran after a ceasefire with Tehran collapsed.US Central Command confirms the presence of the carrier strike groups but declines to discuss blockade plans as the ships move within range of Iranian missiles following allegations that Iran attacked three commercial ships and after US strikes on Iranian coastal targets.Qatari mediators held talks in
Tehran and
Iran plans visits to Oman to pursue de-escalation while President
Donald Trump has agreed to continue talks even as his administration revoked oil sale waivers and signals preparations to reinstate a naval blockade.