IRGC: US Carrier Ford's Deployment and Withdrawal Reflects "Desperate and Humiliating" Reality for US, Israel

Published: Mar 21, 2026 16:39
According to Xinhua News Agency, the Islamic Republic News Agency reported on the 20th that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement saying that, despite extensive attention from Western media, the US Navy aircraft carrier Ford was deployed to the West Asia region but failed to provide support for US forces there and instead withdrew from the battlefield, reflecting the “desperate and humiliating” reality facing the US and Israel.

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