USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group hangs off southeast Oman, close to Iran but shielded behind the Gulf,

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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group have steamed into the Middle East, U.S. officials confirmed on Monday. The news of the ships’ arrival in the region overseen by U.S. Central Command comes a few days after President Donald Trump said that a U.S. Navy “armada” was approaching Iran.

The ships are currently in the Indian Ocean, a Navy official told Task & Purpose on Monday. Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin posted on X on Monday that the Lincoln strike group is not yet in position to launch any possible strikes against Iran. A U.S. official confirmed to Task & Purpose that military assets are moving to the Middle East.

President Trump is reportedly considering whether to order military action against Iran, which has been convulsed by nationwide chaos and uncertainty. Iran has been engulfed in massive street protests over the last month, to which the regime has reportedly reacted with unprecedented violence. The nation has dropped almost entirely off the internet in recent weeks, but some reports indicate that Iranian security forces may have killed more than 5,000 protesters.

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