Trump’s “armada” targets Iran

President Trump warns Iran that “time is running out” to strike a nuclear deal as the U.S. deploys what he calls a “massive armada” amid a tense standoff

NAVAL FORCES

USS Abraham Lincoln: Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier includes around 5,700 crew and more than 65 aircraft
Length: 333m
Displacement: 88,000 tonnes

USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group includes three Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers: USS Michael Murphy, USS Spruance and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr.

Equipped with Aegis air-defence systems and Tomahawk cruise missiles capable of deep strike inside Iran

AIR FORCES

Carrier Air Wing 9 aboard Abraham Lincoln comprises dozens of planes and helicopters, including F-35 fighter jets, F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growler electronic warfare planes

Additional aircraft sent recently include F-15 fighter jets, refuelling tankers and surveillance aircraft, such as RC-135 Rivet Joint, E-11A BACN and E-3G Sentry

THAAD batteries positioned in Israel and UAE, backed by Patriot air-defence systems at bases in Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan, to guard against any Iranian retaliation

U.S. base in operation for at least 15 years
Other site with U.S. military presence

F-15E Strike Eagle
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Arleigh Burke-class
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan: 12 F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets capable of carrying precision-guided munitions and bunker-busting bombs

Al Dhafra Air Base, UAE: Reconnaissance aircraft and UAVs, including MQ-9 Reapers

Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar: New air defences protecting CENTCOM HQ at largest U.S. base in Middle East. Squadron of RAF Typhoons deployed by Britain

Strait of Hormuz: Two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers: USS Mitscher and USS McFaul deployed nearby

Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Bahrain: Independence-class littoral combat ships:USS Tulsa, USS Canberra and USS Santa Barbara

U.S. has up to 50,000 military personnel in the Middle East

IRAN
Tehran
Isfahan
Mashhad
Tabriz
Persian Gulf
Caspian Sea
Arabian Sea
Gulf of Oman
Strait of Hormuz
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
IRAQ
SYRIA
LEBANON
ISRAEL
CYPRUS
YEMEN
DJIBOUTI
ETHIOPIA
SOMALIA
ERITREA
SUDAN
JORDAN
KUWAIT
UAE
QATAR
BAHRAIN
OMAN
TÜRKYE
SAUDI ARABIA
EGYPT
125 miles
200km

Sources: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Council on Foreign Relations, The Maritime Executive
Pictures: Newscom, Getty Images
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