As part of these intensive contacts, IDF Intelligence Chief, Major General Shlomi Binder, held meetings with senior officials at the Pentagon, the CIA, and the White House. Diplomatic Maneuvers: Concurrently, Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman is expected to hold meetings with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other senior officials. The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has already arrived in the region, and President Trump described the amassed naval force as an "Armada" larger than the one previously sent to Venezuela. Currently, no serious negotiations are taking place, and American officials note that Iran is rejecting the US's maximalist conditions. Diplomatic urgency is increasing now that the US has moved significant firepower to the region and President Trump is voicing new threats to attack Iran if no agreement is reached.