Iran claims that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy successfully targeted the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln using advanced domestically-produced drones. According to Tehran, the strike forced the carrier and its strike group to withdraw from waters near Iranian territory.
The claim was issued by the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters in a statement published by the Iranian state media outlet, Tehran Times, on Friday, March 6, 2026. The statement noted that the USS Abraham Lincoln had entered the Gulf of Oman and was approaching the passage leading to the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran stated that the carrier was positioned approximately 340 kilometers from Iranian territorial waters with the intent of monitoring the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
"The USS Abraham Lincoln, which approached Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman within a distance of 340 kilometers for the purpose of controlling the Strait of Hormuz, was struck by IRGC Navy drones," the statement read.
Tehran further claimed that the aircraft carrier, escorted by several U.S. Navy destroyers, subsequently made a "rapid retreat" from the area. According to the statement, the carrier is now reported to be more than 1,000 kilometers away from the region.
However, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) denied the claims, dismissing them as false. CENTCOM emphasized that the USS Abraham Lincoln remains fully operational and continues its routine mission in the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea.
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