USS Abraham Lincoln strike group approaches Middle East amid warnings that Iranian drone capabilities worth "tens of millions of dollars" threaten U.S. naval vessels.

The deployment of a US carrier strike group places overwhelming American firepower within striking distance of Iran, but it also raises the risk of confrontation in a region where miscalculation can spiral quickly.

Glass’s new symphony is apparently specifically inspired by a speech Lincoln gave in 1838, decades before he became president, in which he warned about the dangers of mob violence, citing several recent murders carried out by pro-slavery vigilante groups.

This post has been updated with photos of USS Abraham Lincoln sailing through the Strait of Malacca. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) entered the Malacca Strait late Sunday local time en route to the Indian Ocean,

Chell said Iran’s advantage is volume and cost rather than sophistication, pairing inexpensive warheads with cheap delivery platforms launched in large numbers. Iran’s growing use of swarming, low-cost one-way drones presents a credible threat to high-value US naval vessels,

Several Iran-focused outlets and open-source intelligence accounts claim that the 86-year-old supreme leader has been advised by senior military officials to remain inside a fortified bunker in Lavizan.

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is now in the Middle East, having been redirected from its Indo-Pacific deployment to the region in recent weeks as tensions with Iran increase, USNI News has learned.

The USS Abraham Lincoln has quietly slipped through one of the world’s busiest maritime chokepoints, […]