United States forces attacked and sank an Iranian warship in the Gulf of Oman this Sunday, as part of the massive offensive called "Operation Furious Epic". According to information from the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), a corvette of the Jamaran class was hit by American projectiles near the port of Chah Bahar and is "sinking to the bottom of the sea". Faced with the advance of the incursion, the Washington army issued a direct message to enemy ranks urging them to "lay down their arms" and abandon the vessels to avoid further casualties in the conflict. In parallel, according to the Argentine News Agency, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed to have launched a successful counterattack through which the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln would have been hit by four ballistic missiles. Through a statement, the Tehran military body threatened to turn "land and sea into the cemetery of terrorist aggressors", presenting it as retaliation for the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. According to the official Washington report, the USS Abraham Lincoln continues to operate normally in the region, maintaining the deployment of aircraft to support the ongoing military campaign. While Iran insists on having breached the aircraft carrier's security, the United States confirmed the destruction of the Persian corvette, marking a Sunday of maximum military volatility in the waters of the Gulf. However, the Pentagon quickly countered these versions and denied any damage to its flagship unit. Pope Leo XIV warned of an "irreversible abyss" due to the escalation in the Middle East. CENTCOM described the Iranian claim as a "lie" and assured that the projectiles fired "did not even get close" to the target.
