US moves its newest super carrier — USS Gerald Ford — to Mediterranean as massive military hardware buildup near Iran continues

The US Navy’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is set be deployed to the Mediterranean, according to a report. It’s the latest public movement of military hardware to the region as the Iran-Israel conflict ratchets up. The USS Ford, America’s flagship 1,100-foot nuclear-powered carrier, is expected to be sent to…