The US naval presence around the Middle East is getting a firepower boost. Here are the warships already there and what's on the way.

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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Pacific Ocean on August 2.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the Pacific Ocean on August 2.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman

A US Navy carrier strike group equipped with F-35 stealth fighters is rushing to the Middle East along with a submarine packed with Tomahawk missiles

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A large ship at sea on the right and a smaller ship in the background on the left.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, right, follows the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George as the ships transit the Strait of Hormuz on May 1, 2012.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex R. Forst

The US Navy is on its fourth aircraft carrier as its warships react to fighting in the Middle East

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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln maneuvers through a turn while underway in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln maneuvers through a turn while underway in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

US Navy photo by Capt. Lee Apsley

Iran warns that Hezbollah will likely hit non-military targets in Israeli territory in response to Israel's strike on Beirut

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Damaged vehicles are seen after an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on July 30 in this screen grab from a video.
Damage caused by Israel's strike on Beirut on July 30.

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The US is deploying more warships able to shoot down ballistic missiles to keep Iran and its friends in check

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The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald launches a Standard Missile-3 during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 25, 2012.
The guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald launches a Standard Missile-3 during a joint ballistic missile defense exercise in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 25, 2012.

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China just made another audacious bid to challenge the US as a key Middle East power broker

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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi brokered a truce between Mahmoud al-Aloul, a leader of the Palestinian group Fatah and Mussa Abu Marzuk, a leader of Hamas, in July 2024.

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A US Navy supply ship was run aground by a distracted junior officer after the ship's captain left to eat dinner, investigation reveals

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Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard
Coastal Riverine Squadron patrol boats conducts flank USNS Alan Shepard in the Gulf of Tadjoura.

US Navy photo by Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Kenji Shiroma/Released

Neom's planners are reportedly worried people won't want to live at the bottom of a 1,640-foot horizontal skyscraper

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A conceptual image of the planned design for The Line in Saudi Arabia's Neom, shows a large mirrored facade extending out into the water from the desert.
The planned design for The Line in Neom.

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Exiled Saudi colonel says forces were authorized to kill villagers who refused to make way for The Line in Neom

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Neom in Saudi Arabia, on January 12, 2021.
Saudi Arabia has high hopes for its Neom megaproject.

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Saudi Arabia needs peace in the Middle East for its $500 billion Neom megaproject to succeed

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A conceptual image of the planned design for The Line in Saudi Arabia's Neom, shows a large mirrored facade extending out into the water from the desert.
The planned design for The Line in Neom.

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