Iran claims it forced US aircraft carrier to retreat

Tehran says the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group relocated more than 1,000 km after being targeted with attacks

Iran claims to have forced the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group to relocate with new attacks, while Washington insists the warships remain involved in the regime-change operation against Tehran.

In a briefing on Thursday, Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari claimed the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier was “targeted...