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Pivot away from Asia: Iran war weakens US military presence

The war against Iran is forcing the United States to pull troops, ships and missile defense systems out of Asia. Beijing is benefiting from the fact that Trump is once again getting bogged down elsewhere.

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Andreas Landwehr
06. April 2026
The aircraft carrier “USS Abraham Lincoln”, which until recently was stationed in the South China Sea, was deployed during the US attack on Iran in early March and is now in the Arabian Sea.

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Last updated: 06. April 2026

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