# Trump confirms USS Abraham Lincoln will return from Middle East

https://mins.news/en/item/22475

- TASS, 2026-08-14 18:37 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2173545

> US President Donald Trump said the USS Abraham Lincoln is returning from the Middle East under a planned force rotation and will be replaced by a similar carrier. He rejected claims that its mission had lasted too long, saying it was “not nearly long enough.”

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