Tehran, Iran. Iran’s Parliament President Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned the United States not to “test” Iran’s determination to defend the country, amid reports of additional US troop deployments to the Middle East.
Ghalibaf comments on US movements
Ghalibaf said Iran was “closely monitoring all US movements in the region, especially the deployment of troops,” in a post on X. “Do not test our determination to defend our country,” he added.
Iran Navy statement on Abraham Lincoln
Iran’s Navy said it launched cruise missiles toward the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and warned that further similar strikes would follow. According to the statement, the missiles forced the carrier, deployed in the Gulf region, to “change position.”
Navy commander warns of further action
Iranian Navy Commander Admiral Shahram Irani said the navy was continuously monitoring the movements of the Abraham Lincoln, and warned that “once this hostile fleet enters the range of our missile systems, it will become the target of powerful strikes from the Iranian Navy.”
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