Overview
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed four ballistic missiles struck the carrier, but U.S. Central Command rejected the statement as false and said the missiles did not come close.
- CENTCOM said the Lincoln continues flight operations under Operation Epic Fury and publicly labeled Tehran’s carrier-hit narrative a lie.
- The U.S. military reported striking an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette at a Chah Bahar pier in the Gulf of Oman and said the ship was sinking.
- The Pentagon said three U.S. service members were killed and five seriously wounded, with Daily Mail reporting the toll rose to four on Monday.
- Daily Mail cited CENTCOM posts saying U.S. forces destroyed Iran’s drone ‘mothership’ Shahid Bagheri and claimed Iranian naval losses in the Gulf of Oman, as Iran launched missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. sites around the Gulf.