Tehran Claims Direct Strike on USS Abraham Lincoln as Regional Conflict Reaches Breaking Point
The waters of the Arabian Sea have become the epicenter of a terrifying geopolitical standoff following explosive claims from Tehran that a U.S. aircraft carrier was targeted in a retaliatory missile strike. As the sun rose over the Gulf, state-linked media in Iran began broadcasting reports of a “direct hit” on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), one of the most formidable assets in the United States Navy’s global arsenal. While the Pentagon has moved swiftly to dismiss these assertions as a…