India, Jan. 27 -- United States has sent an aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, along with three accompanying warships, in the Middle East as tensions with Iran continue amid nationwide protests against the Ayatollah Khamenei-led regime.

According to the US Central Command, the strike group is currently in the Indian Ocean, and not in the Arabian Sea which borders Iran. In a post on social media platform X, the Central Command posted photographs of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln performing routine maintenance.

The US Central Command, in its post on X, said the 'Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group' was currently deployed in the Middle East to "promote regional security and stability."

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