Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said that drones operated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy struck the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Sea of Oman as the vessel approached waters near Iran’s maritime borders.

In a statement carried by Iranian media, the headquarters’ spokesperson said the aircraft carrier had moved to within about 340 kilometers of Iran’s maritime boundary in what Tehran described as an attempt to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The official claimed the carrier was hit by Iranian drones before retreating from the area.

According to the spokesperson, the vessel and accompanying destroyers quickly withdrew and are now “about a thousand kilometers away from the region.” The claim has not been independently verified, and there has been no immediate confirmation from U.S. authorities.

Earlier missile claim linked to Operation True Promise 4

Iranian officials also referenced a previous announcement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stating that the USS Abraham Lincoln had been targeted by four ballistic missiles as part of an operation named “True Promise 4.”

The statement said Iran’s armed forces have entered what it described as a “new phase” of military response against adversaries, adding that land and sea would become the “burial place for terrorist aggressors.”

The U.S. Navy has not publicly confirmed any strike on the aircraft carrier. The USS Abraham Lincoln is a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier that has previously operated in Middle Eastern waters as part of U.S. naval deployments aimed at safeguarding maritime security in the region.

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