Yes. On October 2, 2026, a U.S. official told Al Jazeera that the United States is deploying a third aircraft carrier to waters around Iran as the war enters its eighth month.
The official said the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group left its San Diego base on Sunday bound for the region, followed a day later by the Makin Island Marine Expeditionary Force with more than 2,000 Marines. By the end of November, three aircraft carriers and two amphibious landing groups were expected to be positioned around Iran, on top of roughly 50,000 U.S. service members already in the region.
Source: Al Jazeera