TheUSmilitary carried out an attack on a massiveIraniandrone carrier, leaving the ship "roughly the size of aWW2aircraft carrier" in flames, the US Central Command said. The strike took place in the early hours of March 6, as the conflict was entering its seventh day.
Sharing an update on X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote: "US forces aren't holding back on the mission to sink the entire Iranian Navy. Today, an Iranian drone carrier, roughly the size of aWWIIaircraft carrier, was struck and is now on fire."
In the video, the ship suddenly bursts into a cloud of smoke, and pieces of debris can be seen dropping into the sea below. US Central Command noted that the vessel was comparable in size to aWorld War IIaircraft carrier.
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It comes as the US President claimed that Iran has "lost everything".
Speaking to Sky's US partner network, NBC News, Mr Trump called the Iranian foreign minister's comments about Iran being ready for a ground invasion a "wasted comment" and suggested it is not something he is currently thinking about.
He added: "It's a waste of time. They've lost everything. They've lost their navy. They've lost everything they can lose."
On the other hand, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei accused the US andIsraelof carrying out an attack targetting an elementary school in Tehran’s Niloufar Square.
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