WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is considering sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East to prepare for possible military action against Iran if negotiations fail.

This handout photo from the US Navy shows the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arriving in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands on December 1, 2025. (File photo: AFP)

"We have an armada that is heading there, and another one might be going," Trump said in an interview with U.S. news outlet Axios, noting that Washington is weighing additional military deployments while pursuing diplomatic talks with Tehran.