U.S. fires at Iranian vessel near aircraft carrier, officials report

An Iranian vessel approached the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, prompting the U.S. Navy to attempt to fire on it with a naval cannon, missing multiple times. Subsequently, a helicopter launched two Hellfire missiles at the Iranian ship. The status of the Iranian vessel and its crew remains unknown. This incident comes amid ongoing U.S. military operations against Iran in the Arabian Sea, where U.S. forces have reportedly damaged or destroyed over 90 Iranian vessels.

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