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Tracking USS Lincoln's months-long mission as concerns about conditions grow

BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to monitor the warship on one of the longest ever US deployments.

Published by BBC News Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:48:09 GMT

Places named in this report: Iran

Exact coordinates

iran: 32.430, 53.690

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