The ship and its accompanying destroyers will give President Trump expanded options for a potential strike.

The USS Abraham Lincoln entered CENTCOM waters Monday amid escalating threats from Iran and the potential for a "credible" drone attack on the U.S.

WASHINGTON — Abe will keep Iran honest! President Trump said he’s got an “armada” was sailing toward Iran — and he meant the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group. On Thursday, the commander-in-chief told reporters that “maybe we won’t have to use” the carrier strike group but that the US had “a lot of ships” going in Iran’s direction “just in case.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has reportedly arrived in the Middle East close to Iran as tensions grow between the US and Iran

USS Abraham Lincoln strike group approaches Middle East amid warnings that Iranian drone capabilities worth "tens of millions of dollars" threaten U.S. naval vessels.

The carrier's presence gives the White House greater options to authorize strikes deep within Iranian territory while reducing the potential risk of regional blowback.

The nuclear-powered supercarrier will head from the South China Sea to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran

The disclosure comes as military experts warn of significant threats from Iranian drone swarms targeting US naval assets. Cameron Chell, CEO and co-founder of Draganfly, told Fox News Digital that Iran's low-cost drones pose a "credible threat" to high-value targets like the Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group.

US military buildup in the Middle East is escalating with the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and additional F-15E Strike Eagle squadrons