US aircraft carrier heading to Middle East – Fox News
Posted on: Jan 17, 2026 02:39 IST | Posted by: Rt
The US has deployed at to the lowest degree ace aircraft bearer to the midsection due east, Fox News has reported, citing anonymous military sources. It comes on the heels of thinly-veiled threats against Iran in recent days by President Donald Trump.
The Islamic Republic has been gripped by mass protests since late December amid public discontent over soaring inflation and the sharp devaluation of the Iranian rial. The protests quickly devolved into violent confrontations with security forces, which have allegedly resulted in hundreds of deaths. Tehran has blamed the riots on the US and Israel.
On Thursday, Fox News reported that the warship reportedly on route to the region might be the USS Abraham Lincoln or one of two carriers that departed Norfolk and San Diego earlier this week. The outlet added that at present, Washington already has three destroyers and three Littoral Combat Ships in the region.
Washington will also likely reinforce its military presence around Iran with air and ground strike capabilities, as well as missile defense systems in the coming days and weeks, unnamed sources told the outlet. Anonymous officials described this as “setting the force,” which would enable “offensive” military action should Trump opt for it.
Also on Thursday, NBC, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter, reported that Trump was considering delivering a swift and decisive blow to the Iranian government, as opposed to getting entangled in a prolonged conflict. With his advisers presumably unable to guarantee that military action would result in the immediate toppling of the Iranian authorities, the US president has so far been hesitant to order an attack, the outlet claimed.
There have also been media reports that several Gulf nations have privately reached out to Trump in an attempt to dissuade him from launching strikes against Iran for fear of broader regional instability and a disruption to the global oil market.
Speaking to reporters this week, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova denounced Washington’s threats to use force against Iran as “absolutely unacceptable.”
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