US Central Command denied claims by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that it struck the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf on Sunday. She said that the missiles fired by Iran “did not even come close.”A post on the
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed that it targeted the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf in response to the US and Israeli strikes that resulted in the killing of the country’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Agence France-Presse quoted the Revolutionary Guard as saying in a statement, “The US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln was hit by four ballistic missiles.” It also warned that “land and sea will increasingly become a graveyard for terrorist aggressors.”
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In January, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three guided-missile destroyers arrived to reinforce the naval contingent. They were later joined by the USS Gerald R. Ford – the world’s largest aircraft carrier – along with four additional destroyers that were sent from the Caribbean towards the Middle East and are currently stationed in the Mediterranean.
In all, the expanded deployment brought more than 10,000 additional U.S. troops to the region.A sweeping joint attack by the United States and Israel killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, sparking retaliatory attacks across the region and sending shockwaves globally. The scope of the escalation widened on Sunday when Israel launched a major strike on Tehran, while Iran responded with drones and missiles targeting Israel and US military bases throughout the Gulf, and even the mall in Dubai.
In Pakistan, at least nine people were killed in unrest after protesters stormed the US consulate.The coordinated strikes, which began on Saturday, raised fears of a broader regional war with potential consequences for global markets and energy supplies. In announcing the operation, US President Donald Trump called on the Iranians to seize the moment and “take control,” positioning the attack as an opportunity for political change.The attack came just days after new nuclear talks between the United States and Iran, as Washington pressured Tehran to limit its atomic program, and amid mounting domestic discontent in Iran in the wake of protests that began over economic grievances and evolved into broader anti-government demonstrations.
