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Trump had threatened strikes against Iran following Tehran’s violent crackdown on protestors and earlier this week deployed a naval task force including aircraft carriers to the region.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
This capability places the ship conceptually between a traditional landing helicopter dock and a light aircraft carrier.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Geopolitical tensions flare Markets extended their losses and volatility picked up after reports that the United States shot down an Iranian drone that had been approaching a US aircraft carrier.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The rhetoric from Washington and Tehran — and US military deployments, including the recent arrival of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East — appears to signal confrontation, and many airlines have canceled flights to the Gulf over the past week.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
This capability places the ship conceptually between a traditional landing helicopter dock and a light aircraft carrier.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Geopolitical tensions flare Markets extended their losses and volatility picked up after reports that the United States shot down an Iranian drone that had been approaching a US aircraft carrier.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The rhetoric from Washington and Tehran — and US military deployments, including the recent arrival of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East — appears to signal confrontation, and many airlines have canceled flights to the Gulf over the past week.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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