# USS Lincoln to Return Home From Middle East, WSJ Says

https://mins.news/en/video/21543

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-13 18:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SwDgghn7B0

> The US is sending another aircraft carrier to the Middle East to replace the USS Lincoln, which has been deployed for 250 days, the Wall Street Journal reports. Concerns are also growing over the size of the US weapons stockpile as talks to end the war with Iran appear stalled.

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