US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand after nine months deployed
The nuclear-powered carrier pulled into Laem Chabang on Wednesday carrying 5,000 sailors and Marines, concluding 286 days away from port. Diverted from the South China Sea to the Middle East six months before the US-Israeli campaign against Iran, the ship has faced scrutiny over crew welfare, with shipboard crises including suicide attempts drawing fire at President Donald Trump's Iran strategy.

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Iran attacked American bases in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq after a second round of U.S. strikes. Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian called for a resumption of negotiations.
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The crew is stopping in Pattaya for a 'rest and relaxation' break as they return home. President Trump said the U.S. launched 'large and powerful' strikes on Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's armed forces general staff said it would retaliate.
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