The Iranian navy has fired a missile at the USS Abraham Lincoln, the Islamic Republic's press service said late last night.
The Iranian navy said on Friday that it had fired a missile from the shore at the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf, according to a statement on the Iranian military's website.
The announcement followed Iran's claims on Thursday that it had attacked the aircraft carrier with drones, which were quickly denied by US officials, who said there was no evidence of damage to the ship.
The United States is preparing to deploy a third carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush, in the Middle East, Fox News reports.
“The third aircraft carrier strike group is preparing to cross the Atlantic and join the war with Iran. The deployment of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush is expected to happen soon“, Fox News journalist Lucas Tomlinson said on the air.
In addition to the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is in the area of the US-Israeli military operation against Iran, a second aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, is currently in the Red Sea.