Satellite Images Show 2 U.S. Carriers Operating 180 Kilometers Off Iran
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Updated · مسبار | misbar · Jul 16
Satellite Images Show 2 U.S. Carriers Operating 180 Kilometers Off Iran
1 articles · Updated · مسبار | misbar · Jul 16
Summary
July 10-12 satellite images placed the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush in the Gulf of Oman, with one carrier about 180 kilometers from Iran’s coast.
The deployments followed a sharp U.S.-Iran escalation: tanker attacks, an exchange of strikes, and Washington’s July 13 reinstatement of a blockade on Iran.
Imagery showed the Abraham Lincoln off Oman about 300 kilometers from Iran on July 12, with at least two destroyers operating within roughly 14 kilometers of the carrier.
The George H.W. Bush was also seen near the blockade line and the Strait of Hormuz entrance, accompanied by warships and appearing underway in July 10 imagery.
Both nuclear-powered carriers can each carry more than 60 aircraft, underscoring the scale of U.S. naval power now positioned near a critical shipping chokepoint.