US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Middle East
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US-Iran tensions escalate as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group arrives in the Middle East, a deployment linked to severe internal unrest and anti-government protests within Iran
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead, is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said Saturday, as U.S. warships headed toward the Middle East.