Many commentators are optimistic that US aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf will somehow threaten Iran into halting its nuclear program.
The United States staged a much larger military show in the East Sea: an aircraft carrier, two hundred aircraft, and 8,000 troops conducting joint maneuvers with the South Koreans. Of course, the exercise will have no effect on North Korean whatsoever. Like the Iranians, they know that the American military behemoth lacks the willpower to smash their nuclear installations.