US navy run road. Lincoln aircraft carrier going home. Fire on board ford carrier.

[syed putra]

 

[k1976]

Go Home for Easter Holiday mah?

 

[Leongsam]

The video at is from The Jimmy Dore Show (uploaded around March 17, 2026), where host Jimmy Dore and guest Kurt Metzger discuss and analyze claims of a "catastrophic naval defeat" for the US in the ongoing conflict with Iran. The core claim in the video is that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier was struck by Iranian missiles and drones (in the Sea of Oman or Persian Gulf area), suffered major damage, became non-operational, and is "limping" back toward the US—framed as a humiliating retreat that signals the end of the aircraft carrier era and Western naval dominance. They cite supposed reports from Reuters and others to support this.This is not true—it's based on Iranian propaganda claims that have been repeatedly debunked by US officials and independent reporting.

• Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and state media made these assertions starting early March 2026 (e.g., claiming 4 ballistic missiles or drones hit the carrier, forcing withdrawal). They provided no verifiable evidence like clear damage photos or independent confirmation.
• The US Central Command (CENTCOM), Pentagon, and Navy directly refuted it multiple times:
  • "The Lincoln was not hit. The missiles launched didn’t even come close."
  • They released photos of the USS Abraham Lincoln operating normally at sea (e.g., March 7, 2026 updates showing it continuing missions in the Arabian Sea as part of Operation Epic Fury).
  • The carrier remains fully operational and involved in strikes against Iranian targets.
• Fact-checks (from sources like AFP, PolitiFact, and others) confirm viral videos/images purporting to show the carrier burning or damaged are fake (AI-generated, old footage, or from video games).
• There were real naval incidents (e.g., US forces firing on Iranian vessels that approached too close, or repositioning carriers farther from Iranian waters amid tensions and the Strait of Hormuz crisis), but no confirmed hit or damage to the Abraham Lincoln.
• Headlines like "Reuters: USS Abraham Lincoln is limping out" or "era of aircraft carriers is over" are fabricated/misattributed—Reuters reported on the carrier's deployment and operations but not any such damage or retreat.

The video appears to amplify unverified Iranian claims (and possibly recycled propaganda narratives) without strong counter-evidence, typical of some alternative media takes on the US-Iran war. Mainstream and official US sources consistently show the claim as false. If you're seeing this in the context of the broader 2026 US-Israel-Iran conflict, the carrier was actively participating in operations, not fleeing damaged.

 

[404]

As long as there is benefit of doubt, will claimed them as
decease soldier = mild traumatic brain injury
asset shoot down = friendly fire, or technical malfunction