India, Jan. 26 -- As tensions rise across the Middle East, fresh military movements by the United States have reignited a critical question: Is the US preparing to strike Iran? The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) carrier strike group in the Indian Ocean has placed American naval power closer to Iran at a time of growing unrest inside the Islamic Republic and mounting threats from Iran-backed militias in the region.

The development comes as the US President Donald Trump openly weighs military options against Tehran, even as diplomatic signals remain mixed and allies urge restraint.

According to several media reports, two sources confirmed that the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is now operating in the Indian Ocean, ...