Delayed Sentinel-2 satellite imagery analyzed by open-source intelligence reportedly shows the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier sailing in the Gulf of Oman approximately 200 kilometers off Iran's Chabahar port, on the US naval blockade line. The report is based on a single source and the exact timing of the imagery has not been disclosed.
Delayed Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, analyzed by open-source intelligence, places the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) approximately 200 kilometers off Iran's Chabahar coast in the Gulf of Oman, on the US naval blockade line. The imagery, reported by a single source, is the latest open-source observation of the carrier's position in the region. The USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed in the Gulf of Oman as part of a multi-carrier US naval presence enforcing a blockade on Iranian oil exports, as The Zioneer has previously reported. The blockade, established after the failure of diplomatic talks in April 2026, has seen repeated kinetic actions by US forces, including the disabling of the oil tanker M/T Settebello in June. The exact timing of the satellite pass has not been disclosed, and the report has not been independently verified by additional sources.
2 developments
- DevelopingSatellite imagery shows USS Abraham Lincoln carrier 140+ km off Iran's Chabahar coast
- StrongNew York Post: US stations two aircraft carriers in Gulf of Oman as pressure on Iran grows
- DevelopingUS C-130H Hercules departs Saudi Arabia, heads east over the Arabian Sea
- StrongCENTCOM releases new footage of F-35Bs taking off from USS Boxer in Arabian Sea
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