USS George Washington Anchors U.S. Operations Against Iran in Arabian Sea

In the Arabian Sea, five thousand American sailors aboard the USS George Washington hold the line at one of the world's most consequential waterways, their presence a living argument about the cost and reach of American power. Iran has already tested that presence with ballistic missiles, while Iran-backed Houthis press outward — seizing ports, striking pipelines, and threatening the arteries through which much of the world's energy flows. The question now is not whether the region is in crisis, but how far any nation is willing to go to shape its outcome.