CENTCOM Rebuts Iran's Carrier Sinking Claim, Confirms Strike on Iranian Drone Ship Shahid Bagheri

U.S. Central Command on Monday pushed back against Iranian claims that the regime had sunk a U.S. aircraft carrier, calling the assertion false. CENTCOM confirmed that the only carrier struck in the conflict is the Iranian drone carrier Shahid Bagheri, which U.S. forces hit within hours of launching Operation Epic Fury. The rebuke comes as Iranian state messaging has circulated the unverified sinking claim amid ongoing military operations.