Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its naval drone units struck the US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) in the Sea of Oman, prompting the carrier and its escort ships to retreat more than 1,000 kilometers from the area.

In a statement carried by Tehran Times , a spokesperson for the Khatam al‑Anbiya Central Headquarters said the carrier had entered waters roughly 340 kilometers from Iran’s territorial boundary while operating near the approaches to the Strait of Hormuz.