”s Day Love From Iran: Escorted Through Hormuz
As the Carrier Abraham Lincoln left the gulf Tuesday, it’s battle group contingent was on high alert. According to the AP: The passage ended a Gulf mission that displayed Western naval power amid heightened tensions with Tehran, which has threatened to choke off vital oil shipping lanes.The Lincoln was the centerpiece of a flotilla that entered the Gulf last month along with British and French warships in a display of Western unity against Iranian threats. There was no immediate comment by Iran about the Lincoln’s departure. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has said it plans its own naval exercises near the strait, … Read more