Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao Confirms Carrier's Return After Iran's Fake Sinkings
The USS Abraham Lincoln finishes its deployment as CENTCOM's own March 1 post called one Iranian sinking claim a flat lie.
- Iran's state propaganda announced the carrier sunk on three separate occasions during deployment.
- CENTCOM posted on X March 1, 2026, branding one sinking claim a 'LIE.'
- Acting Secretary Hung Cao's statement, dated Aug 14, 2026, confirms Lincoln's return home.
Why it matters: A regime announces the same sinking three times because the ship never sank.
Statement from Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao (navy.mil) ↗ · Sep 7, 20269/7/26