Third US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East as Washington and Tehran clash over Strait of Hormuz

NewsWorldMiddle EastThird US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East as Washington and Tehran clash over Strait of HormuzIran and the United States continue to clash over control of the Strait of Hormuz, obstructing efforts to end the warJames C. Reynolds Friday 24 April 2026 11:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964168","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/us-aircraft-carrier-bush-iran-middle-east-hormuz-b2964168.html","title":"Third US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East with no end to conflict in sight"}}CloseTrump rules out use of nukes in Iran but says he won't be rushed to end Middle East crisisOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSou...