Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has made its most explosive claims yet, announcing it has struck a US aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea while simultaneously launching heavy ballistic missiles armed with one-ton warheads at Tel Aviv.

In a dramatic televised statement, IRGC commanders claimed that a combination of drones and anti-ship missiles successfully hit the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group, causing “serious damage” and forcing the carrier to withdraw from its forward position. They also declared that a US F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over western Iran during a bombing mission, with the pilot’s fate still unknown.

At the same time, Iran fired a fresh barrage of powerful ballistic missiles toward central Israel. Several warheads, each carrying approximately one-ton explosive payloads, were reportedly launched at Tel Aviv and surrounding areas. Israeli air defences intercepted most of the incoming threats, but local media report loud explosions and falling debris in multiple districts of the city, with at least one major impact confirmed in an industrial zone.

Israeli officials have dismissed the claims about the US carrier as “Iranian propaganda” and say the F-15E is fully accounted for. However, they admit that a “significant number” of Iranian missiles were fired at Israel in the latest wave.

The dual claims have sent shockwaves through global markets and defence circles. If even partially true, they represent a dangerous escalation — Iran openly claiming direct hits on America’s most powerful naval asset while simultaneously hammering Israel’s largest city with heavy conventional warheads.

As both sides trade increasingly bold statements and unverified footage floods social media, the world is watching closely. Has Iran truly managed to land blows on both the US Navy and Tel Aviv in a single night — or is this the beginning of a high-stakes information war designed to break enemy morale?

The next few hours may determine whether this conflict moves from shadow boxing to open, devastating war.