by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News September 7, 2026
The USS Abraham Lincoln has ended its deployment in the Middle East and is returning home.
Which is quite a feat from Iran’s perspective. The Islamic Republic claimed on three separate occasions that it had sunk the U.S. aircraft carrier.
The USS Abraham Lincoln in Thailand. / Video Image
After 286 days of deployment and another 5 days of rest at port in Thailand, the USS Abraham Lincoln received a fresh scrubbing and was sent on its way back to the U.S.
The carrier was untouched by any signs of combat, despite the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claiming it had sunk the massive vessel with drones and missile strikes.
“Iranian aligned accounts even spread AI videos and video game clips of a ship sinking, arguing that the clips showed the Abraham Lincoln,” Zero Hedge noted.
“Left wing commentators celebrated the news, only to scrub their posts after it was revealed that the information was fake.”
Legacy media then pointed to photos of the Lincoln, claiming it “looked damaged” and disheveled and that proved they were right about Iran hitting the vessel.
“In reality, the carrier had normal rust and residue caused by months at sea,” Zero Hedge noted. “The posts exposed an embarrassing lack of basic knowledge when it comes to natural wear from sea water on naval ships facing long deployments.”
President Donald Trump stated that concerns about the ship’s maintenance were “fake,” citing a conversation with a retired admiral who assured him the carrier was “beautifully maintained and beautifully taken care of.”
The Lincoln has now left Thailand on a return trip to the U.S. and the Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado (San Diego).
🇺🇸🇹🇭 USS Abraham Lincoln Gets A Deep Clean
After an extended deployment at sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is getting some serious attention at Thailand’s Laem Chabang Port.
Thai port crews are using high pressure water jets and scaffolding to clean the carrier’s hull,… pic.twitter.com/3urAvxLWzn
— Defense Intelligence (@DI313_) September 6, 2026
