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Iran issues threats to USS Ford strike group, regime-linked media report
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, dispatched to the region amid tensions with Iran, departs Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete on February 26, 2026. (Costas METAXAKIS / AFP)
Logistics and service centers enabling the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier to remain operational are considered to be targets by Iran, the spokesperson for the Iranian military’s unified command, Khatam al-Anbiya, says.
“Aircraft carrier Gerald Ford in the Red Sea is a threat to Iran. Accordingly, the logistics and service centers for USS Ford strike group are considered to be targets,” Ebrahim Zolfaqari says in a video shared by the semi-official Fars news agency.
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