The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group reinforces the US military presence in the Gulf region

US troop

numbers

Turkey

2,500

Iraq

5,100

Tehran

Iran

Bahrain

7,000

Jordan

1,500

UAE

5,000

Kuwait

15,000

Saudi

Arabia

2,500

Qatar

11,000

Oman

200

USS Abraham

Lincoln

strike group

Djibouti

4,000

600 km

600 miles

Turkey

2,500

US troop

numbers

Iraq

5,100

Tehran

Iran

Bahrain

7,000

Army 523,000

Aircraft 883

Tanks 2,569

Air defences

Russian-made

S-300 system

Kuwait

15,000

UAE

5,000

Jordan

1,500

Saudi

Arabia

2,500

Qatar

11,000

Oman

200

The Gulf

USS Abraham Lincoln

strike group

Djibouti

4,000

600 km

600 miles