Army Releases Drone Footage of U.S. Aircraft Carrier

Date: 29 November 2023 - 22:04

News ID: ۱۲۲۰۵۸

TEHRAN -- The Iranian army has unveiled footage depicting the surveillance and monitoring of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier and its accompanying vessels using drones as they were transiting through the Strait of Hormuz.

The event happened on November 26, 2023, as indicated in the footage divulged by Tasnim News Agency.

On Monday, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy General Alireza Tangsiri said a U.S. aircraft carrier that entered Persian Gulf waters was forced to change its course and land its helicopters after receiving a direct warning from Iranian naval forces.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Monday that the U.S. strike group led by the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the waters of the Persian Gulf.

CENTCOM added that the strike group would carry out patrols to “ensure freedom of navigation” along key international waterways, as well as support “CENTCOM requirements throughout the region.”
General Tangsiri revealed that the navy dispatched drones to the American warship when it encountered the military vessels of the IRGC, forcing the U.S. vessel to head toward the south of the Gulf “in compliance with our instructions” after forcing it to land its helicopters.
He said the United States is well aware that the Iranian forces closely monitor the movements of its forces in the Persian Gulf and have control over the region. Tangsiri asserted that the IRGC Navy could easily target the American aircraft carrier using missiles and drones.