A Trap in the Gulf: Why Trump’s Naval Buildup Near Iran Could End in Catastrophe Introduction: A Naval Trap is Set With tensions at a breaking point, the United States has gathered an unprecedented concentration of naval firepower in the Middle East. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been ordered to redeploy to the region, and soon after, the USS Gerald R. Ford—the world’s largest carrier—was diverted from the Caribbean to join it, giving Washington two carrier strike groups in the theater [1] [2] [3]. Open-source tracking and defense reports confirm a steady stream of supporting assets, including guided-missile destroyers, F-35A…

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