The #US USS Abraham Lincoln nuclear aircraft carrier left the Strait of #Hormuz on December 4 with escort ships, the group was followed by Iranian navy ships. He will be replaced USS Harry Truman. #Iran pic.twitter.com/PLD5ihp37r— Strategic News (@StrategicNews1) December 10, 2019
Middle East Monitor: US aircraft carrier escorted out of Gulf by Iran
Satellite images have been released showing a US Navy aircraft carrier being escorted away by Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) craft today, amid a year of heightened tensions in the Gulf waters.
The group of 20 small crafts reportedly surrounded and allegedly “harassed” the USS Abraham Lincoln, as well as the group of American ships it was leading including the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut, during their transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
The incident took place last week, though the satellite images were revealed and circulated yesterday.
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Update: U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ‘harassed’ by 20 Iranian small craft (Defence-Blog)
WNU Editor: Those Iranian navy crafts are very close to the USS Abraham Lincoln.
