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Q&A: The Iran–U.S. crisis explained

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) breaks away from the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) after an underway replenishment-at-sea in the Mediterranean Sea in this April 29, 2019 photo supplied by the U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/Handout via REUTERS  ATTENTION EDITORS -THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY - RC13F0257520

The deck of USS Abraham Lincoln, the aircraft carrier leading the US naval strike group in the Gulf Image: USS Abraham Lincoln

Barbara Slavin
Director of the Future of Iran Initiative, and Non-resident Senior Fellow, the Atlantic Council
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