Iran 'regime has no legitimacy,' German chancellor says

US Central Command denied claims by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln was struck by ballistic missiles, saying the ship was not hit and the missiles “didn’t even come close.”

CENTCOM added that the carrier “continues to launch aircraft in support of … defending the American people by eliminating threats from the Iranian regime.”

The US military says three American service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury against Iran's regime.

"Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions."

The US military says three American service members have been killed in action and five are seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury against Iran's regime.

"Several others sustained minor shrapnel injuries and concussions."

The US military said it struck an Iranian Jamaran-class corvette and that the vessel is "currently sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman."

"An Iranian Jamaran-class corvette was struck by US forces during the start of Operation Epic Fury. The ship is currently sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman at a Chah Bahar pier," US Central Command said in a statement on X.

"As the President said, members of Iran’s armed forces, IRGC and police 'must lay down your weapons.' Abandon ship," the statement added.

A senior official at Iran’s Intelligence Ministry was killed in US and Israeli airstrikes in Tehran, state media reported, identifying him as Mohammad Baseri.

State media said Baseri was killed in US and Israeli airstrikes on the capital but did not provide further details.

Baseri had previously appeared on the FBI’s wanted list in connection with the 2007 disappearance of retired FBI Special Agent Robert A. Levinson.

In its notice, the FBI said Mohammad Baseri, described as an Iranian intelligence officer, was wanted for questioning over his alleged involvement in the abduction, detention and probable death of Levinson, who traveled to Kish Island, Iran, on March 8, 2007, and was not publicly seen or heard from after the following day.

In December 2020, the US Treasury sanctioned Baseri and Ahmad Khazai over their alleged involvement in the abduction. According to the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designation, Baseri was described as a high-ranking MOIS officer involved in counterespionage activities inside and outside Iran, including sensitive investigations tied to Iranian national security issues.