Washington DC, April 30 -- A US aircraft carrier, alongwith its strike group is likely to vacate the West Asia region in a few days, CBS reported, citing confirmation by a top US official on Wednesday (local time).

The USS Gerald R Ford, which will be leaving the Middle East, is one of the three US carriers in the region, as per CBS News. This development comes even as US President Donald Trump has refused to lift the Strait of Hormuz blockade and possibly mulls over a fresh wave of military action in Iran.

As the US-Iran talks stagnate, the return of the aircraft carrier will grant relief to almost 4,500 sailors deployed there for over 10 months. The other two aircraft carriers are the USS George HW Bush and the USS Abraham Lincoln, as...