Also "The U.S. military has moved a large number of refueling aircraft to Europe to provide options to President Donald Trump as Middle East tensions erupt into conflict between Iran and Israel"

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-bolsters-military-option...

nimitz was set to retire next year.

it seems like its going to retire early

Are you trying to say that without a presence in their own airspace Iran is somehow going to destroy a carrier?

not Iran, israel... They already did it long time ago...

Can't argue with this logic and factual accuracy.