U.S. Armada Deployed: Trump Moves Massive Fleet Into the Gulf

Donald J. Trump deployed a “massive fleet” toward the Persian Gulf. Trump confirmed the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group, with F-35C and F/A-18 jets, is steaming to the Gulf of Oman, joined by more warships and air defenses. He claimed his threat stopped Iran from executing 837 young protesters, but Iran’s prosecutor called that completely false, insisting no such hangings were planned. The moves come amid nationwide unrest with thousands dead—over 4,700 per activists, around 3,100 per Iranian media—and both nations positioning forces in the Gulf.

The USS Abraham Lincoln is a nuclear-powered behemoth—1,092 feet long, carrying 70 aircraft, capable of launching jets to 150 mph in just two seconds, and able to remain at sea for more than 20 years without