Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E Petersen Jr (DDG 121) in the Arabian Sea. Photo: AFP
The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was targeted with four ballistic missiles on Sunday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp said in a statement reported by state media.
The USS Lincoln is one of two aircraft carriers deployed to the region in recent weeks and the only one relatively close to Iranian shores.
The IRGC in its 4th statement regarding Operation True Promise 4, announced: Following the Iran’s Armed Forces’ actions and the attack on the targets of the US-Israeli enemies, the US military’s aircraft carrier, the Abraham Lincoln, was struck by four ballistic missiles.
— IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) March 1, 2026
Meanwhile, the US military said on Sunday it has sunk an Iranian warship and called on Iranian forces to lay down their arms and leave their posts, Reuters reported.
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The US Central Command, which is overseeing ongoing US attacks on Iran, said it sunk an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette in the Gulf of Oman at a Chah Bahar pier.
“As the President said, members of Iran’s armed forces, IRGC and police ‘must lay down your weapons.’ Abandon ship,” Central Command said in a post on X, referring to remarks on Saturday by President Donald Trump.
However, US Central Command refuted the Iran’s IRGC claims to have struck USS Abraham Lincoln with ballistic missiles, saying the Lincoln was not hit.
“The missiles launched didn’t even come close. The Lincoln continues to launch aircraft in support of CENTCOM’s relentless campaign to defend the American people by eliminating threats from the Iranian regime,” US Central Command stated on X.
🚫Iran’s IRGC claims to have struck USS Abraham Lincoln with ballistic missiles. LIE.
✅The Lincoln was not hit. The missiles launched didn’t even come close. The Lincoln continues to launch aircraft in support of CENTCOM’s relentless campaign to defend the American people by… pic.twitter.com/AjaeHMemtA— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 1, 2026
Iran has escalated aerial attacks following the assassination of its Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in US–Israel strikes. The news of Khamenei’s assassination sent shockwaves around the world, particularly in Muslim-majority countries, including Pakistan where protesters took to the streets and attempted to march toward US embassies and missions.
