Tensions between Iran and the United States remain high. Security planners are closely watching Iran’s missile arsenal and overall missile capabilities. Iran cannot strike the US mainland. However, its ballistic and cruise missiles can threaten US forces across the Middle East.

Iran's drone carrier, the Shahid Bagheri, has been stationed in the Persian Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz as a direct response to US naval presence in the region

The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its escort ships have been moved toward the Middle East in response to rising tensions with Tehran, underlining the classic contest between an “armada” that projects conventional power and a “swarm” of lower-cost asymmetric options Iran favours.

Even after a 12-day war with Israel, Iran retains the arsenal to hit U.S. allies and bases. U.S. strikes would lead to “regional war,” Iran’s supreme leader said.

If Israel is planning to attack Iran again, likely with US assistance, Tehran is almost certain to retaliate against naval targets in the Persian Gulf. Surely Iran’s Islamist rulers understand what is at stake. And while Israel dealt serious blows to the ...

The USS Abraham Lincoln is a huge and powerful aircraft carrier. It has over 60 fighter jets and strong missile defenses. Currently, it is patrolling the Arabian Sea while tensions with Iran are high.

Iran has missiles fast enough to threaten US warships, but not the sensors needed to find them. Against a mobile aircraft carrier protected by layered defences, hypersonic speed alone is not enough to guarantee a decisive strike.

Tensions are ⁠running high amid a military buildup by the U.S. Navy near Iran, following a violent crackdown against anti-government demonstrations last month, the deadliest domestic unrest in Iran since its 1979 revolution.

Washington has sent the USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, as well as three accompanying warships under Carrier Strike Group 3 (CSG-3) to West Asia. Can Iran take down the vessel?

For nearly half a century, Iran has prepared for a war with the United States. Unable to match America’s military power, Tehran has instead focused on ways to impose heavy costs that could shake the Middle East and the global economy.

Trump held talks with Iran in recent days, telling Tehran "no nukes, and stop killing protesters," KAN News reported on Friday morning. US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he planned to speak with Iran,

U.S. Central Command said the drone approached the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea with "unclear intent."