00:15Iran claims it has launched four ballistic missiles at one of America's most powerful warships.
00:22The target? The USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier deployed in the Arabian Sea.
00:32Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the IRGC, says the attack was part of Operation True Promise 4.
00:41But did the missiles actually hit?
00:44This comes just hours after massive U.S.-Israeli strikes inside Iran,
00:50strikes that reportedly killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
00:54Tehran vowed revenge.
00:56Now Iran claims it has entered a new phase, targeting both land and sea assets tied to the United States.
01:04And this time, the message is aimed directly at Washington's naval power.
01:09The USS Abraham Lincoln isn't just any ship.
01:12It's a 100,000-ton floating air base, carrying F-35C stealth fighters, F-A-18 Super Hornets, and advanced
01:22surveillance aircraft.
01:24It sails with an entire carrier strike group, including Aegis-equipped destroyers armed with SM-3 and SM-6 interceptors,
01:33layered missile defense, electronic warfare systems, combat air patrols overhead.
01:39In simple terms, it's built to survive exactly this kind of threat.
01:44Iranian state-linked outlets say four ballistic missiles were fired at the carrier.
01:49But, as of now, no U.S. confirmation, no satellite imagery, no battle damage assessment, no acknowledgement of a hit.
01:59U.S. officials have only confirmed ongoing air defense engagements in the region.
02:04If a supercarrier had been struck, it would mark the first direct hit on such a vessel in modern history,
02:11a potentially historic escalation.
02:14Iran possesses anti-ship ballistic missile systems designed to threaten naval assets in the Gulf,
02:20but hitting a moving carrier protected by multiple layers of defense is extraordinarily difficult.
02:27It would require precision targeting, mid-course updates, and successful penetration of advanced intercept systems.
02:35That's a very high bar.
02:37If the claim is exaggerated, it could be psychological warfare.
02:40If even one missile got close, it signals just how far this confrontation has escalated.
02:47And if a hit were ever confirmed, the response would likely be swift and severe.
02:53Right now, the situation remains fluid.
02:55Iran says it struck America's naval symbol of power.
02:59Washington has not confirmed it.
03:02In a region already on edge after the reported killing of Khamenei,
03:06even a claim like this raises the stakes dramatically.
03:09The question now is simple.
03:12Was this retaliation or messaging?
03:14And how far are both sides willing to go?
03:39What I did is fight the truth?
03:42What are some predators talking about?
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