CENTCOM denies Iran sinking US aircraft carrier

WASHINGTON, March 2 (KUNA) -- The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday denied reports claiming that Iran has sunk a US aircraft carrier during ongoing military attacks between sides since Saturday.
"The Iranian regime's false messaging machine continues to falsely claim that it has sunk a U.S. aircraft carrier. The TRUTH: The only carrier that has been hit is the Shahid Bagheri, an Iranian drone carrier," CENTCOM said in a press release.
"U.S. forces struck the ship within hours of launching Operation Epic Fury," it added.
In addition, it said that last night, U.S. B-1 bombers, struck deep inside Iran to degrade Iranian ballistic missile capabilities. As the President stated, "we're going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground." (end) rsr.mt