by Brian Shilhavy
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The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier, the world’s largest and most expensive aircraft carrier ever built, has reportedly withdrawn from the Persian Gulf and is now at a port in Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea, after a fire burned on board for over 30 hours.

More than 600 sailors and crew members have lost their beds and are bunking down on floors and tables, and there are rumors that some of the crew themselves set the fire, because they have been deployed so long they are no longer willing to fight this war.

Fire on Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford raged for hours, sailors say

It took more than 30 hours for sailors to put out the fire aboard the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford last week, sailors and military officials said, as the beleaguered ship continued its monthslong slog through President Donald Trump’s military operations.

The fire started in the ship’s main laundry area Thursday. By the time it was over, more than 600 sailors and crew members had lost their beds and have since been bunking down on floors and tables, officials said.

The U.S. military’s Central Command said two sailors received treatment for “non-life-threatening injuries.” People on the world’s largest aircraft carrier reported that dozens of service members suffered smoke inhalation.

Speaking to sailors on board aircraft carriers is difficult in the best of circumstances. During a war, the ships and military bases involved in operations go “dark,” limiting the ability of service members to communicate with the outside world. The officials and sailors interviewed for this article spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

The Ford is now entering its 10th month of deployment. Crew members on the Ford have been told that their deployment will probably be extended into May, which would put them at an entire year at sea, twice the length of a normal aircraft carrier deployment.

The fire, according to two officials, began in the vent of a dryer in the ship’s laundry facilities and quickly spread. Sailors battled the blaze for more than 30 hours, officials and sailors said.

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Satellite Images Show U.S. Carrier Strike Groups Pull Back From Iran After Gunboat Incident, Signalling Major Naval Posture Shift Across Red Sea–Oman Battlespace

Satellite imagery shows USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln increasing distance from Iran after gunboat encounter, highlighting growing naval risk across the Red Sea and Gulf of Oman operating theatre

Satellite imagery released by MizarVizion indicating the sudden repositioning of two United States aircraft carrier strike groups across the Red Sea and Arabian Sea suggests a deliberate adjustment of naval force posture driven by escalating operational risk along Iran’s maritime periphery and proxy threat zones.

The movement of the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike groups away from previously forward-leaning positions reflects a recalibration of U.S. naval exposure in response to expanding asymmetric threats, including missile envelopes, swarm craft activity, and close-range harassment tactics linked to Iran-aligned forces.

The satellite imagery, analysed by MizarVizion, shows the USS Gerald R. Ford moving southward within the Central Red Sea off the Saudi port city of Jeddah, a position assessed to place the carrier well outside the estimated engagement range of Houthi anti-ship missile systems operating along Yemen’s coastline.

In parallel, the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group shifted toward the southwestern waters of Oman near Salalah, increasing the distance between the carrier and Iranian territory to more than 1,100 kilometres, a significant expansion compared to its earlier operating position less than 350 kilometres from Iran’s coast.

These adjustments indicate a controlled redistribution of U.S. naval assets rather than a withdrawal, preserving carrier aviation reach while reducing vulnerability to short-range anti-ship weapons, fast-attack craft harassment, and coastal missile systems capable of threatening vessels operating close to contested shorelines.

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Since this aircraft carrier has been deployed for so long, there are rumors that the fire may have been set deliberately by crew members.

The US Navy is investigating whether sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford, which arrived in the Red Sea from the Caribbean this month, deliberately set a fire to end their deployment. – Geopolitics Prime | Iran War Updates Telegram

The United States Naval Institute (USNI) admits that if the USS Gerald Ford is still deployed mid-April, it will break the post-Vietnam War 294-day record for carrier deployments.

A fire broke out aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on Thursday, multiple sources confirmed to USNI News.

The initial fire has been extinguished, but the crew is still doing damage control, according to a U.S. official. Naval Sea Systems Command’s Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center is preparing to help the fleet with electrical support, USNI News understands.

The Ford Carrier Strike Group has been participating in Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran that is nearing the end of its second week.

The carrier has been deployed since June of 2025 and has been extended multiple times. Last month, the Pentagon extended Ford and tasked the carrier to the Middle East ahead of the start of the war with Iran.

If Ford remains deployed until mid-April, it will break the post-Vietnam War 294-day record for carrier deployments. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) set that record in 2020. Should the carrier stay out until early May, it would rival the 300-day-plus deployments that carriers conducted during the Vietnam War to the Gulf of Tonkin.

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Iran has announced in their English Press that wherever this aircraft carrier goes for help and support, the hosting country will be attacked.

Iran declares support centers for USS Gerald R. Ford legitimate targets

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning that all logistical and service centers supporting the US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in the Red Sea are now considered legitimate targets for Iranian armed forces, as the warship takes refuge at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah port.

The spokesman for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters released a statement on Sunday declaring that the presence of the American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Red Sea constitutes a direct threat to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“The logistical and service centers providing support to the aforementioned carrier group in the Red Sea are considered targets of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces,” the spokesman emphasized.

The warning specifically addresses the support infrastructure that enables the carrier’s operations, including maintenance facilities and supply chains, rather than merely the vessel itself.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the US Navy’s most advanced and largest supercarrier, transited the Suez Canal on March 6 and entered the Red Sea as part of a broader American military reinforcement amid escalating tensions following the February 28 US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

According to satellite imagery released by Chinese commercial geospatial firm MizarVision, the 100,000-ton vessel has been operating approximately 100 kilometers off the Saudi coastline, with recent indications suggesting it has moved closer to Jeddah.

The carrier is accompanied by its strike group, including guided-missile destroyers.

The deployment represents the Ford’s first operational mission in the Middle East since its commissioning in 2017, and comes as the vessel has already exceeded 255 days at sea.

This is not the first warning directed at the Ford.

Earlier this month, IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Majid Mousavi stated that Iranian forces were monitoring the carrier and “waiting for them to reach the designated perimeter,” signaling Iran’s readiness to strike once the vessel entered range.

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If the rumors are true that some crew members of this aircraft carrier are resorting to mutiny because they do not support this war, they are not the only ones abandoning the Trump administration’s war in Iran.

Joe Kent, the head of the National Counterterrorism Center and top aide to intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, became the first senior Trump administration official to resign over the war in Iran. This was the headline news in the corporate media today.

“No imminent threat”: U.S. Counterterrorism Center head resigns over Iran war

Joe Kent, who led the National Counterterrorism Center and was a top aide to intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, became the first senior Trump administration official to resign over the war in Iran.

Kent’s stinging rebuke — that Trump launched the war under pressure from Israel despite Iran posing “no imminent threat” to the U.S. — underscores the discomfort some in the “America First” camp feel about the war.

Trumpworld is now bracing for an expected Tucker Carlson interview of Kent, three sources inside and outside the administration told Axios. Carlson has been one of the most vocal right-wing critics of both the war and Israel.

The administration is moving to contain the fallout of Kent’s resignation. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt published a lengthy statement rejecting Kent’s claim Iran posed no imminent threat calling the idea that Israel goaded President Trump into action “insulting and laughable.”

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Hundreds of ships remain trapped at the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran decides which can pass

From MarketWatch:

Traffic through the key waterway is increasingly conditional and has been limited to about two ships per day, compared with about 100 previously

A few ships have transited through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, but hundreds of vessels remain trapped, as Iran dictates which ships are allowed to pass safely, and as a pattern of preferential treatment has emerged.

Consultants at Kpler said that on average, two oil tankers a day are making their way through the key waterway, compared with about 100 a day before the start of the conflict with Iran. There are 400 oil tankers still trapped, Kpler said.

The thinned traffic through the strait “is overwhelmingly Iranian,” and Iran appears to be allowing select vessels to transit the strait after verification, analysts at J.P. Morgan said in a note to clients.

“In practice, this creates a system in which the Strait is not formally closed, yet transit increasingly depends on political understandings with Tehran,” the analysts wrote.

Some vessels have exited the strait after making a brief diversion through a channel between two islands off Iran’s coast, Larak and Qeshm, and hewing close to Iran’s coast.

“This is not a standard route for vessels and could reflect a process designed to confirm vessel ownership and cargo, enabling passage for ships that are not affiliated to the U.S. or its allies,” the J.P. Morgan analysts said.

According to reports, ships including some bound for India and carrying cooking gas have passed through after their governments held talks with Iran and secured their safe passage.

Most of the oil making its way through Hormuz is headed to Asian countries, with China the largest importer, followed by India, Japan and South Korea.

The standstill has affected container ships as well, with shipping companies opting for longer, costlier routes to avoid danger. U.S. ports are dealing with heightened uncertainty, and shipping companies are seeing an increase in the price of bunker fuel, which is used to power ship engines.

Several large crude-importing countries, including China, India, Pakistan and Turkey, reportedly have opened talks with Tehran or taken steps to secure passage for their vessels.

Iran generally views these countries “as neutral or friendly, giving them the best chance of preferential access,” the J.P. Morgan analysts said.

In contrast, Western-aligned crude-importing countries such as to Japan, South Korea, the U.K., France and Italy “are largely coordinating with the U.S. and exploring naval escort options rather than negotiating directly with Tehran,” the analysts said.

US suffered over 3,200 casualties, staggering equipment losses in first week of war: Source

The Iranian press gives a far different accounting of U.S. casualties than the U.S. press. But they also denied for days that their Ayatollah Khomeini was killed at the beginning of the war, stating he was “alive and well.”

I am just presenting the “other side” from the U.S. corporate media that is still trying to convince Americans that the U.S. is winning this war and that it is about to end soon.

We can expect lies and diversions from both sides.

This is from the Iranian PressTV:

A senior Iranian intelligence official, speaking exclusively to a Press TV correspondent, has revealed detailed estimates of damage inflicted on the American military in the region during the first seven days of the ongoing war.

According to the official, extra-regional sources provided Iran with a comprehensive assessment of American losses – both human and material losses from the Iranian retaliatory military operations since February 28.

The main finding indicates a critical depletion of air defense stockpiles for both the United States and the Israeli regime, a development described as “very serious” by the official.

The intelligence further details substantial casualties, reporting that at least 200 US military personnel were killed, with over 3,000 wounded in the first week itself.

The material losses outlined are equally significant.

The official said the US lost 150 missile launch platforms and 23 Patriot air defense systems. A total of 37 aircraft and helicopters were also destroyed.

The report also noted that 43 percent of US weapons stockpiles have been obliterated.

Is Benjamin Netanyahu Dead or Alive?

About the only thing the corporate and alternative media agree upon regarding whether or not the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is dead or alive, is that his personal residence was bombed recently.

There have been a couple of videos shown online claiming to show Netanyahu in public, but they have shown to be most likely false, AI generated, as one even had him with 6 fingers on one hand.

A Dutch man named Bryan Boreas had one video on this topic go viral with over 5 million views, and this is his latest one I grabbed from Telegram. (Note: It appears YouTube has scrubbed all of his videos.)

He mixes in humor.

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