Iran fired missiles at America’s largest aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln

Updated: 01-03-2026, 09.52 PM

What is the news?

Following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US and Israeli strikes, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed to have attacked the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf. This is the same warship that America used to attack Iran. “Four ballistic missiles have been fired at the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln. The land and sea will increasingly become a graveyard for terrorist attackers,” the IRGC said.

What statement did IRGC issue?

The IRGC said in a statement that attacks on American-Zionist enemy targets have entered a new phase. “The powerful attacks of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the enemy’s exhausted military force have entered a new phase and the land and sea will increasingly become a graveyard for terrorist attackers. The attacks will continue at a rapid pace,” the statement carried by local media said.

Iran carried out attacks in the Gulf region on Sunday

Earlier on Sunday, Iran carried out attacks in the Gulf region and vowed to avenge Khamenei’s killing. He challenged US President Donald Trump’s threat to use unprecedented force. Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian described Khamenei’s assassination as a declaration of war against Muslims and warned that Iran considers it its legitimate duty and right to take revenge on the perpetrators and conspirators of this historic crime.

Khamenei died in joint attack by Israel and America

The Israeli military said on Sunday that Khamenei was killed in a major operation carried out by the Israeli Air Force. Describing Khamenei’s death as the first step, military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said that in the initial attack, 40 senior commanders, including Khamenei, were killed in two different locations within a minute. Iran’s Foreign Ministry also confirmed Khamenei’s death on Sunday.

Iran vowed to take revenge

Iran launched a new wave of missile and drone strikes on Sunday targeting US military bases and Israel in the region in retaliation for the deadly attack that killed Khamenei. Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani vowed to attack the US and Israel with full force after Trump threatened Iran if it did not retaliate. After that the American warship was attacked.