U.S. aircraft carrier deployed over Iran tensions remains outside Persian Gulf amid de-escalation efforts
AP
Jun 4, 2019
ABOARD, THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN - A U.S. aircraft carrier the White House ordered to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside of the Persian Gulf amid efforts to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Washington.
The USS Abraham Lincoln on Monday was in the Arabian Sea some 200 miles (320 km) off the coast of Oman.
While U.S. Navy officials repeatedly declined to discuss why they hadn’t gone through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, they insisted they remain ready to launch any mission in the region.
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