U.S. Withdraws Last Aircraft Carrier from Asia-Pacific, Shifting Focus to Iran and Western Hemisphere

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is departing the Pacific to replace another carrier in the Middle East, leaving the western Pacific without a U.S. aircraft carrier. This strategic shift is part of President Trump's focus on operations against Iran and the Western Hemisphere, a move that has unsettled American allies in the Pacific and could be seen by China as an opportunity to assert its strength.