U.S. carrier strike group heading to Middle East

The USS Abraham Lincoln is moving from the South China Sea toward the Arabian Sea as tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise. The Pentagon announced yesterday that the aircraft carrier and its strike group, which includes fighter jets, guided missile destroyers, support vessels and at least one attack submarine, would steam westward after advisers informed President Trump that the U.S. military needs more troops and equipment in the Middle East to launch any large-scale strike while still protecting U.S. forces in the region from retaliation.