The Pentagon withdraws the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln from the Persian Gulf and replaces it

The US Central Command confirms the withdrawal of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln from its Middle East mission.

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It will be replaced by the George Washington, marking a strategic rotation in the region.

No details were provided regarding the reasons for this redeployment.

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