The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is now in the Middle East after being redirected from its Indo-Pacific deployment as U.S. tensions with Iran continue unimpeded.
In addition to the USS Abraham Lincoln, the carrier strike group includes the Carrier Air Wing 9 and destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr., USS Spruance, and USS Michael Murphy.
“We have a lot of ships going that direction just in case,” President Donald Trump said on Air Force One last Thursday, adding that “we have an armada heading that direction and maybe we won’t have to use it.”
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Trump has spoken publicly in recent weeks about the possibility of carrying out new military operations in Iran after the regime cracked down on protests earlier this month, killing thousands of civilians.
Trump said earlier this month
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