Overview
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it struck the USS Abraham Lincoln with four ballistic missiles as part of Operation True Promise 4, a claim carried by state-linked outlets.
- U.S. Central Command denied the assertion, saying the missiles “didn’t even come close” and that the carrier continues to launch aircraft.
- CENTCOM reported U.S. forces struck and sank an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette at a Chah Bahar pier during the opening phase of Operation Epic Fury.
- The Pentagon confirmed three U.S. service members were killed in action and five were seriously wounded, with several others sustaining minor injuries.
- The Lincoln has been operating in the Arabian Sea within a reinforced U.S. deployment as exchanges of missiles and drones continue across the Gulf and toward Israel amid dueling public claims.