Food shortages, broken toilets and 250 days at sea: Crisis unfolds on Trump’s warship in the Middle East
- It was almost exactly a month after anti-government protests swept through Iran that Donald Trump sent an armada of warships to the region with a promise that help was “on its way”.
- The jewel in the crown was the USS Abraham Lincoln, a multi-billion dollar aircraft carrier with enough space to move a force of 90 fighter planes and helicopters into Iran’s backyard.
- As of Friday, it has been 200 days since the Lincoln arrived in the region, and 250 since its initial deployment - setting a record for consecutive days at sea.
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- It was almost exactly a month after anti-government protests swept through Iran that Donald Trump sent an armada of warships to the region with a promise that help was “on its way”.
- The jewel in the crown was the USS Abraham Lincoln, a multi-billion dollar aircraft carrier with enough space to move a force of 90 fighter planes and helicopters into Iran’s backyard.
- As of Friday, it has been 200 days since the Lincoln arrived in the region, and 250 since its initial deployment - setting a record for consecutive days at sea.
Sources: The Independent