AP EXPLAINS: Why send a US aircraft carrier to the Gulf?
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May 12, 2019
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group is being deployed to the Persian Gulf to counter an alleged but still-unspecified threat from Iran, the latest in a long line of such deployments to the strategic region.
It comes as Iran has started backing away from its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision last year to withdraw from the accord and restore crippling sanctions.
A look at the aircraft carrier strike group and how it may fit into Washington's strategy.
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