The United States has deployed the world’s largest aircraft carrier to spearhead operations against Iran, as US Central Command confirms that round‑the‑clock air strikes will continue “for as long as required to neutralise the threat.”

The nuclear‑powered supercarrier, escorted by cruisers, destroyers and a fast‑attack submarine, has taken up position in the northern Arabian Sea, effectively turning the surrounding waters into a floating airbase aimed squarely at Iran’s missile, drone and naval infrastructure. Flight‑deck footage shows a relentless rhythm of F‑35s, F/A‑18s and electronic‑warfare jets roaring off the deck into night skies lit by distant explosions.

CENTCOM says the carrier’s air wing has already joined Operation “Epic Fury,” hitting ballistic‑missile batteries, underground command bunkers and Revolutionary Guard drone hubs. Pentagon planners boast that with the world’s largest carrier now on station, they can surge hundreds of precision sorties a day, overwhelming Iranian air defences and “keeping pressure on every node of Tehran’s war machine.”

Tehran dismisses the deployment as “theatrical,” vowing that long‑range missiles and swarm drones can reach any US ship “no matter its size.” Yet regional allies are openly relieved, seeing the supercarrier’s arrival as both a shield and a warning: an unmistakable message that Washington is prepared to escalate rather than back down.

As oil prices spike and global markets jitter, one question hangs over the decks of the giant ship and the capitals watching it: will this be remembered as the decisive show of force that broke Iran’s escalation—or the moment the entire region slid into a wider, uncontrollable war?