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Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in the Middle East as tensions with Iran remain high

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KONSTANTIN TOROPIN

Associated Press • January 26, 2026

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 22, 2026. (Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy)

WASHINGTON — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East, bringing a renewed potential that President Donald Trump could opt to order airstrikes on Iran over its crackdown on protesters.

The carrier, along with three destroyers, “is currently deployed to the Middle East to promote regional security and stability,” U.S. Central Command said Monday on social media.