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USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore on way home from Middle East.
🐿️ A carrier leaving the region while Washington bombs Larak Island signals the US is winding down its presence without resolving the standoff.
The US struck two Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz after observing IRGC forces preparing to launch sea mines. Iran retaliated by striking US airbases in Jordan, marking the first known US strike on Iran since late July.
🐿️ This tit-for-tat escalation risks a broader conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments.
