#uss-abraham-lincoln

#uss-abraham-lincoln

This incident, the first armed confrontation between the two countries since June when Israel and the U.S. bombed Iran, comes amid a military escalation between Tehran and Washington. Last Friday, Donald Trump sent what he described as an armada to waters near Iran. The flagship of that military deployment is precisely the USS Abraham Lincoln, the carrier the drone was approaching when it was shot down by the F35.

What he's saying: In the interview, Trump mentioned his decision to dispatch the Lincoln. "We have a big armada next to Iran. Bigger than Venezuela," Trump said. He declined to discuss the options presented to him by his national security team, or which one he prefers. At the same time, he said diplomacy remained an option. "They want to make a deal. I know so. They called on numerous occasions. They want to talk."