美伊紧张局势升高打压股市并推高油价，Brent 原油在周四升破每桶 $71。USS Abraham Lincoln 由三艘 Arleigh Burke 级导弹驱逐舰护航，其舰载航空联队包括 F-35C 战斗机；而 USS Gerald R. Ford 也有导弹驱逐舰及舰载机伴随，该舰被称为美国有史以来最昂贵的军舰，造价 $13 billion，舰载机包括 F/A-18E 与 F/A-18F Super Hornet、E-2D、MH-60S 与 MH-60R 直升机，以及 C-2A Greyhound。分析师表示，两艘航母可为持续作战提供更多选项。
文章称，该地区数千名美军人员都在 Iran 弹道导弹射程内，而 Iran 官员誓言若美国发动打击将全力回应。文章还称，Iran 也可能尝试关闭 Hormuz 海峡，这条位于 Oman 与 Iran 之间的狭窄水道承载 25% 的海运石油流量。美国在 June 2025 的打击针对了三处与核相关的地点；Jamal Abdi 表示，Israel 在 6 月战争的开场打击中击毙了 IRGC 高层领导人，但 Iran 在 24 hours 内重建并作出回应；白宫新闻秘书 Karoline Leavitt 表示，预计 Iran 将在接下来几周内回应谈判，同时不排除在此之前采取军事行动。
The US military is stationing forces in the Middle East including two aircraft carriers, fighter jets, and refueling tankers, while President Donald Trump said Iran has 10 to 15 days at most to make a nuclear deal and also said people would find out over the next probably 10 days. The buildup was described as unlike anything since 2003, and US officials were told to expect all US military forces deployed to the region to be in place by mid-March. FlightRadar24 data showed increased US military transport, tanker, surveillance, and drone activity to bases in Qatar, Jordan, Crete, and Spain.
Heightened US-Iran tensions pushed stocks lower and lifted oil, with Brent crude rising above $71 a barrel on Thursday. The USS Abraham Lincoln is accompanied by three Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers and has an air wing including F-35C fighter jets, while the USS Gerald R. Ford, described as the most expensive US warship ever built at $13 billion, is also accompanied by guided missile destroyers and aircraft including F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornets, E-2D aircraft, MH-60S and MH-60R helicopters, and C-2A Greyhounds. Analysts said the two carriers provide more options for sustained operations.
The article says thousands of US servicemembers in the region are within range of Iranian ballistic missiles, and Iranian officials have vowed to respond with full force to a US strike. It says Iran could also try to close the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway between Oman and Iran that carries 25% of maritime oil traffic. US strikes in June 2025 targeted three nuclear-related sites, and Jamal Abdi said Israel killed top IRGC leaders in opening June war strikes but Iran reconstituted and responded within 24 hours; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Iran was expected to respond to negotiations within the next couple of weeks while not ruling out military action before then.