Overview
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard asserted that four ballistic missiles struck the USS Abraham Lincoln, a claim U.S. Central Command publicly labeled false and said the missiles did not come close.
- CENTCOM reported three U.S. service members killed in action and five seriously wounded, with additional minor injuries, and said further details will follow after next-of-kin notifications.
- U.S. forces said they struck an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette at a Chah Bahar pier in the Gulf of Oman and reported the vessel is sinking while calling on Iranian personnel to abandon ship.
- The Abraham Lincoln remains deployed in the Arabian Sea and continues flight operations as part of Operation Epic Fury, alongside the USS Gerald R. Ford positioned in the Mediterranean.
- Iran has launched missiles and drones across the region targeting Israel and U.S. military sites in Gulf states, with reports of interceptions and explosions in cities such as Dubai, Doha and Manama.