The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is in port in Bahrain, marking the first time an aircraft carrier has visited the Middle Eastern country since 2020.
While an aircraft carrier has not visited Bahrain in approximately five years, it has been just over a year since a carrier strike group was in the Persian Gulf, with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group in the waters in July 2024, according to the USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker. Littoral Combat Ship USS Canberra (LCS-30) has been in Bahrain’s waters since May.
The Nimitz CSG’s arrival in Bahrain coincides with the most recent seizure of a merchant vessel by Iran.
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