Iran\u2019s military, the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), attacked the US\naircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf on Sunday. This came\nafter US and Israeli strikes killed the nation\u2019s supreme leader on\nSaturday local time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe US Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was struck by four ballistic\nmissiles,\u201d the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement carried by local\nmedia and cited by AFP on Monday 2 March 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cLand and sea will increasingly become the graves of terrorist\naggressors,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
However, the Pentagon denied Iran\u2019s claim that it had attacked the\nUSS Abraham Lincoln with ballistic missiles in the Gulf. It stated the\nmissiles failed to hit their target.<\/p>\n
\u201cLincoln was not struck. The missiles that were launched did not even\ncome close to the target,\u201d said US Central Command on X.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, other reports indicated that three US military\npersonnel have been killed and five others severely wounded in the\nconflict with Iran. However, there are no clear details of how or where\nthe casualties occurred.<\/p>\n
\u201cThree US military personnel have been killed in combat and five\nothers injured severely as part of Operation Epic Fury. Several others\nsuffered minor wounds from shrapnel and concussion, and are in the\nprocess of returning to duty,\u201d said US Central Command (CENTCOM) in a\nstatement.<\/p>\n
\u201cMajor combat operations continue and our response efforts are\nongoing. The situation is dynamic, so to honour the families, we will\nwithhold additional information, including the identity of our fallen\nservice members, until 24 hours after next of kin have been notified,\u201d\nit added.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, US President Donald Trump boasted that operations\nin the Middle East have been successful. He even announced that nine\nIranian naval vessels have been sunk and made no mention of US military\ndeaths.<\/p>\n
He told Fox News that 48 Iranian leaders have been killed \u201cin one\nstrike\u201d. He also told The Atlantic that he is ready to open negotiations\nbut \u201ccannot say\u201d when.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe current situation is developing very positively, very\npositively,\u201d he said in another interview with CNBC International.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Vessels, some of which\nare relatively large and significant,\u201d Trump wrote on his Truth Social\naccount.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nation\u2019s naval headquarters, largely destroyed,\u201d he said\nagain.<\/p>\n
Reckless War<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the US Congress has reacted to Trump\u2019s actions. Democratic\nleader in the House of Representatives Hakeem Jeffries posted that he is\n\u201cheartbroken\u201d over the casualties.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo more American heroes need to die because of reckless decisions to\ngo to war. Congress must act this week to restrain this president,\u201d said\nJeffries.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/boom-iran-fires-four-ballistic-missiles-at-us-aircraft-carrier-uss-abraham-lincoln-1772413041", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }