Which assets is the US military deploying to the region?
The "carrier is now in place to carry out any orders that may come regarding Iran," said an expert and senior fellow at the Middle East Institute.
L'Orient Today / By Malek Jadah,
27 January 2026 15:36
An American jet takes off from the USS Abraham Lincoln in a screenshot of a video posted by U.S. Central Command. (Credit: U.S. Central Command/X)
The United States sent significant military deployments to the Middle East in January, raising fears of an imminent U.S. attack on Iran, amid rising tensions between the two countries.Almost two weeks after being dissuaded from attacking Iran — reportedly "in response" to the Iranian regime killing thousands of protesters earlier this month — Washington sent the Navy's USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier to the region. Need the context? Iran-US: The night MBS averted the specter of war “We have a big force going towards Iran ..., and maybe we won’t have to use it,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.Since last June's 12-day war between Iran and the Israel-U.S. alliance, the risk of a new war has been at the back of everyone's mind, especially as nuclear negotiations between Washington and...
The United States sent significant military deployments to the Middle East in January, raising fears of an imminent U.S. attack on Iran, amid rising tensions between the two countries.Almost two weeks after being dissuaded from attacking Iran — reportedly "in response" to the Iranian regime killing thousands of protesters earlier this month — Washington sent the Navy's USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier to the region. Need the context? Iran-US: The night MBS averted the specter of war “We have a big force going towards Iran ..., and maybe we won’t have to use it,” U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.Since last June's 12-day war between Iran and the Israel-U.S. alliance, the risk of a new war has been at the back of everyone's mind, especially as nuclear negotiations between...
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