U.S. Forces Stand Firm Against Iranian Provocations in Strategic Waters

In a stark reminder of Tehran's persistent efforts to challenge American authority and freedom of navigation in the vital Arabian Sea, a U.S. Navy F-35C fighter jet decisively neutralized an aggressive Iranian Shahed-139 drone intruding near the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.The incident underscores a growing pattern of provocative behavior by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which seeks to destabilize key maritime corridors essential for global and American economic security. Despite operating approximately 500 miles from Iran’s coast in international waters, the USS Abraham Lincoln faced what the U.S. Central Command described as “unclear intent” from this drone that...