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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - WASHINGTON — The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group has crossed into the area under the Central Command in the Middle East, putting it closer to assist in any potential US operations targeting Iran.
The movement comes as Iran renewed warnings Monday — days after Iran's Revolutionary Guard commander warned that his force had its "finger on the trigger," while the US warships moved toward the region.
The strike group is comprised of the Lincoln, an aircraft carrier, and three guided missile destroyers: the USS Frank E. Petersen, Jr., the USS Spruance and the USS Michael Murphy. On board the Lincoln are squadrons of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers, F-35C fighter jets and MH-60R/S helicopters.
President Donald Trump continues to consider options for striking Iran but there is no indication any decision has been made.
Trump has warned Iran against killing protesters, repeatedly threatening to intervene in the country if it does so. Last week, however, he said that Iran “wants to talk” suggesting that the US may enter talks.
Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic is bracing for a potential US attack. In Tehran, a large mural was unveiled in Revolution Square on Sunday depicting a swarm of jet fighters flying over a warship bearing the US flag.
Iran has been escalating its rhetoric against the US over the past week, warning that any attack would be met with force capable of destabilizing the entire Middle East.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told journalists Monday that Tehran is “more than capable” of responding to any aggression from the US with a “regretful” response.
“The arrival of one or several warships does not impact Iran’s defensive determination,” he said. “Our armed forces are monitoring every development and are not wasting a single second to enhance their capabilities.”
Iran's Defense Ministry spokesperson Gen. Reza Talaei-Nik warned Israel and the US over any potential attack, saying it would "be met with a response that is more painful and more decisive than in the past."
On Saturday, the Iranian military said its missile capabilities and efficiency have increased significantly since the 12-day war with Israel in June. Iran launched multiple waves of missile and drone attacks at Israeli targets during that conflict, which started after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran last year, killing several top military commanders and nuclear scientists. The United States later joined, targeting key Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Iran possesses a large arsenal of medium- and long-range ballistic missiles, several types of which were fired at Israel during the conflict. Its drones, a pillar of its military power, have also been deployed beyond its borders, including Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Major General Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam Al Anbiyah Central Headquarters, a key military operational command, said last week that any aggression against his country “will immediately turn all American interests, bases, and centers of influence into legitimate, definite, and accessible targets” for Iran.
Iranian officials have also warned that a US attack would lead to strikes on Washington’s allies in the region. US-allied Gulf Arab nations have lobbied Trump against a strike, according to regional officials speaking to CNN this month.
On Sunday, Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, the commander of Kataeb Hezbollah, a pro-Iranian militia in Iraq, called on Iran’s loyalists “across the globe … to prepare for all-out war in support of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
“We tell the enemies, the war against the (Islamic) Republic, will not be a walk in the park,” he said.
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels signaled a willingness to resume attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.
A short video by the Houthis included images of a ship on fire, with the caption: “Soon.” It later aired footage Monday from its January 2024 attack in the Gulf of Aden on the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker Marlin Luanda, one of the over 100 ships attacked as part of a campaign the Houthis said pressured Israel over its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Houthis halted their fire after a ceasefire in the conflict, though they’ve repeatedly warned they could resume fire if needed.
However, both the Houthis and Kataib Hezbollah sat out from Israel’s 12-day war on Iran in June that saw the United States bomb Iranian nuclear sites.— Agencies
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