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The USS Abraham Lincoln strike group strengthens U.S. naval presence amid Iran tensions after thousands of protest deaths, offering President Trump more military options while diplomacy continues.
- On Monday, USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships arrived in the Middle East, with U.S. Central Command saying the strike group is deployed in the Indian Ocean to promote regional security.
- Iran's nationwide protests began in late December and escalated against clerical rule, with rights groups and activists reporting at least 5,973 killed and more than 41,800 detained.
- The strike group brings Carrier Air Wing 9 and destroyers USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., USS Spruance and USS Michael Murphy, carrying hundreds of missiles after transiting the Strait of Malacca on Jan. 19 and operating in the Indian Ocean since at least Jan. 20.
- Deployment adds thousands of service members to the region, restoring carrier presence after USS Gerald R. Ford's reassignment, while the U.S. has moved fighter jets and air‑defence systems, giving Trump more options.
- Iranian officials warned any attack would be treated as an all‑out war, with Revolutionary Guards spokesman Mohammad Ali Naini threatening to target a carrier, while the United Arab Emirates refused hostile use of its territory on Monday.
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Donald Trump's government sent an aircraft carrier and missile destroyers to the Persian Gulf area.The Islamic regime maintains its threats to Israel and the United States, but the head of the White House said they "want to negotiate."
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