The U.S. Navy currently has a group of 17 warships deployed in the Arabian Sea that could potentially be used in large-scale strikes on Iran, according to data from the United States Naval Institute's information service.

Two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H. W. Bush, are stationed in the region, carrying more than 100 combat aircraft. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has at its disposal one cruiser and 11 destroyers equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of 1,600 km.

In addition, the naval group includes three large amphibious assault ships carrying an expeditionary Marine battalion, vertical takeoff and landing fighter jets, fire support helicopters and transport helicopters, as well as landing craft.

Several attack submarines, also equipped with cruise missiles, are on duty as well.

In addition, CENTCOM has three more missile destroyers currently in the Indian Ocean and one in the Red Sea.

According to Central Command, the group's ships and carrier-based aircraft carried out daily strikes on Iran for two weeks until last Friday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Axios on Monday that the American armed forces would again carry out strikes on Iran if the current negotiation process proves ineffective.

“We are holding very substantive talks with Iran. If they do not work, we will return to very powerful military operations,” Trump said.

 Asked how much time he was giving diplomacy, the U.S. president replied: “Not much time. Either it will happen quickly, or not at all.”

He recalled that on Friday he had ordered a pause in strikes on Iran because the countries mediating contacts between Washington and Tehran had asked to give diplomacy one more chance.

“We got nothing and lost nothing,” Trump said, explaining why he agreed to the mediators’ appeals.