'Don't tie your security to Trump's lies', Qalibaf tells US allies after carrier retreat
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned US allies against relying on Washington's "lies" as the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has immediately left the battle scene and retreated after being hit by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
The IRGC Navy on Thursday successfully targeted the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier using advanced domestically-produced drones, forcing the strike group into a rapid retreat near Iranian territorial waters.
The vessel had moved into the area, part of the US military buildup against Iran, with the intent to monitor and control the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing war.
In a post on a social network platform on Friday, Qalibaf said the US created a "fuss" about USS Abraham Lincoln to exert pressure on Iran but the vessel left the battle scene and withdrew in the first confrontation with Iranian missiles and drones.
“A vessel which was supposed to defend security and stability of the US allies cannot even defend itself in the face of some drones and escapes!” the top Iranian parliamentarian added.
"It is essential for America's allies and the media to investigate this matter so that they do not tie their own security and that of American soldiers to the lies of [US President Donald] Trump and [Israeli regime’s prime minister Benjamin] Netanyahu," he added.
The retreat of the Lincoln strike group comes at a time of heightened tensions, following unprovoked US and Israeli aggression against Iran, which started on February 28.
The attack on the US carrier came in the wake of the US attack on Frigate Dena of the Iranian Army in the waters near Sri Lanka while on its way back from India.
More than 120 Iranian sailors were on board the ship at the time of the cowardly attack, which has been widely condemned in Iran and outside.
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