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"Iran's IRGC Claims It Struck US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship LHA-7"
Minseung Kang
Summary
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it claims to have struck the US Navy amphibious assault ship LHA-7.
- It said LHA-7 refers to the US Navy's America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli and is a key power-projection asset.
- It said an official US response or whether any damage occurred has yet to be confirmed.
Iran claimed it struck a US Navy vessel.
According to overseas economic breaking news channel Walter Bloomberg on the 6th, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it "struck the US Navy amphibious assault ship LHA-7."
LHA-7 refers to the US Navy America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli, which is known as a key power-projection asset capable of operating Marine forces and air power together.
So far, there has been no confirmation of an official US response to the claim or whether any damage was sustained.
Minseung Kang
minriver@bloomingbit.ioBlockchain journalist | Writer of Trade Now & Altcoin Now, must-read content for investors.
