US pulls last aircraft carrier out of Pacific amid Iran war, opens space for China

US is pulling its last aircraft carrier from the western Pacific to support the Iran war, temporarily leaving the region without a carrier as China steps up military activity.The United States is pulling its last aircraft carrier from the western Pacific as President Donald Trump’s war with Iran stretches the Navy’s ability to keep its biggest warships deployed, temporarily leaving a region where China is expanding its military presence without one of America’s most visible symbols of power.The USS George Washington is leaving the Pacific to head for the Middle East, where it is expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has spent more than eight months at sea supporting US operations against Iran.The move will temporarily leave the western Pacific without an American aircraft carr