Overview
- USS Abraham Lincoln and three destroyers have moved into the Indian Ocean after leaving the South China Sea, a U.S. Navy official said.
- A Fox News–quoted official said the carrier group has not entered CENTCOM’s area and is unlikely to be within striking distance of Iran for several days to a week.
- CENTCOM confirmed an F-15E presence in the Middle East and the UK deployed Typhoon jets to Qatar in a defensive capacity, while analysts tracked dozens of U.S. cargo flights.
- Israeli outlets, citing the opposition-aligned Iran International, reported Ali Khamenei moved to a fortified bunker and that his son Masoud is handling day-to-day operations, a claim not independently verified.
- President Trump said an “armada” is heading toward Iran and warned any action would exceed last year’s strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.