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Simplicius Iran War Update: US Carrier Groups in Position for Next Round as Trump "Dissatisfied
• by SimpliciusLet us begin with an update on the position of US carrier groups, as it informs us a bit as to the US's current posture toward Iran.
We happen to have gotten two new satellite geolocations. First, of the USS Gerald R Ford, which had been taken out of action due to a "laundry fire", but has now returned to the Red Sea. It was reportedly seen pulling a hard and fast u-turn at geolocation 25.275, 35.964:
Nice satellite image of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford doing a U-turn in the Red Sea yesterday, Apr 26, 2026.
— Mehdi H. (@mhmiranusa) April 27, 2026
Geo-location: 25.275,35.964 pic.twitter.com/XvumcQFzmY
Which puts it about here:
Additional Arleigh Burke destroyers nearby, one conducting underway replenishment with a supply ship:






