US Carrier Exodus: Middle East War Drains Pacific Assets as Iran Stalemate Deepens

The USS George Washington has departed the western Pacific, leaving no U.S. aircraft carrier in a region where the Navy has long acted as a bulwark against China's growing might. The carrier is expected to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, where it has been deployed for over 266 days supporting the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. The move highlights how President Donald Trump's open-ended conflict is stretching American naval power thin, creating a...