Iran claimed its IRGC Navy drones struck the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) near the Strait of Hormuz as it approached the area from the Gulf of Oman.

According to Iranian claims, the drone strike forced the carrier strike group to withdraw and move more than 1,000 kilometers away from the area, The Caspian Post reports, citing foreign media.

Iranian authorities did not provide evidence to support the claim.

The US has previously rejected similar Iranian statements about attacks on the carrier, saying the missiles or drones involved did not come close to hitting the vessel.