Military intelligence source has reported the repositioning of the U.S. Navy’s Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to waters off southern Yemen.
According to the source, the U.S. carrier group—accompanied by several destroyers and a support submarine—is currently deployed near the Gulf of Aden, east of Yemen’s Socotra Island.
The deployment places the group at an estimated distance of around 1,400 kilometers from Iran’s southeastern port of Chabahar, indicating an increased separation from Iran’s coastal waters compared to its previous positions.
The disclosure comes as Iranian officials have, in recent days, warned about the potential consequences of an escalation in U.S. military actions in the region.
Iranian authorities have cautioned that such moves could raise the risk of a broader regional conflict and lead to significant repercussions for global energy markets, including a sharp rise in oil prices.
At the same time, Iran’s Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces has publicly announced a shift in the country’s military doctrine, stating that it has entered a more offensive phase.
Taken together, these developments have heightened international scrutiny of military movements and strategic signaling by key actors in the region, as analysts assess the implications for regional stability.