The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier has left its base in Virginia for a regularly scheduled deployment that could put it near Israel. The U.S. was already planning to deploy the USS Gerald R. Ford when American warplanes bombed Iranian nuclear sites early Sunday. The bombings supported Israel's goals of eliminating Iran's nuclear threats. President Donald Trump has said Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, although he has since expressed frustration that both sides violated the truce. The Ford is sailing for the European theater of command, which includes the Mediterranean Sea. Nearly 4,500 American sailors departed Tuesday from the nation’s largest Navy base in Norfolk.