Thousands in Iran commemorate Khomeini's death by visiting his golden shrine south of Tehran. That came as Monday marked the 30th anniversary of the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of Iran's Islamic Republic. Air Force announced a B-52 conducted a training exercise with the Lincoln that included "simulated strike operations." itself has made a point to show its arsenal in the region. Meanwhile, Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have launched coordinated drone attacks on Saudi Arabia. alleges without offering evidence that four oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates were attacked with limpet mines. Trump has argued that the deal failed to sufficiently curb Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, or halt its support for militias in the Mideast.īut amid the escalation, the U.S. Washington subsequently re-imposed sanctions on Iran, sending its economy into freefall. from the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers that capped Iran's uranium enrichment activities in return for lifting sanctions. The crisis takes root in President Donald Trump's withdrawal last year of the U.S. also plans to send 900 additional troops to the Mideast and extend the stay of another 600 as tens of thousands of others also are on the ground across the region. The White House in May deployed the Lincoln and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf. Putnam Browne, the commanding officer of the Lincoln, told the AP. "You don't want to inadvertently escalate something," Capt. Navy's decision to keep the Lincoln away is striking. However, after decades of American aircraft carriers sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a third of all oil traded at sea passes, the U.S. Officers aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln repeatedly told The Associated Press on Monday they could respond rapidly to any regional threat from their position, at the time some 320 kilometers (200 miles) off the eastern coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran remains outside of the Persian Gulf, so far avoiding any confrontation with Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces amid efforts to deescalate tensions between Tehran and Washington. ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AP) - A U.S.
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