⚓ U.S. FORCE DEPLOYMENT, IRGC CONTROL OF HORMUZ, AND STALLED IRAN TALKS SHAPE REGIONAL POSTURE

🎯 U.S. Military Deployment and Readiness: A large-scale U.S. Air Force airlift to the Middle East is underway alongside a naval repositioning that places the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford in the Red Sea after transiting the Suez Canal with two destroyers. A senior U.S. official indicated the move is intended to strengthen readiness for potential renewed…