IRGC Says US Carrier Withdrawal Exposes “Hollow Power”
- Defense news
- March, 20, 2026 - 12:42
The full text of the statement is as follows:
In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
“Those who disbelieve and avert others from the path of Allah—He will render their deeds worthless.” (Muhammad, 1)
The abrupt withdrawal of the US aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford from the theater of confrontation, coupled with its failure to support exhausted and defeated American forces in West Asia, has once again exposed the hollow nature of the material power of arrogant hegemonic forces.
This retreat stands as a living interpretation of the divine truth from Quran: “Indeed, the scheme of Satan has ever been weak” (إِنَّ کَیدَ الشَّیطانِ کانَ ضَعیفًا).
The deployment of this carrier was accompanied by loud propaganda, theatrical posturing, and exaggerated claims by US military officials and Western media.
Yet its questionable and silent exit at the peak of tensions reveals a reality that no media blackout can conceal: the deep vulnerability and humiliation of American and Zionist war planners.
What kind of so-called military giant is this, that a mere internal incident such as a fire in its own facilities can trigger crisis and force its withdrawal from the battlefield?
The redirection of this vessel toward US bases, alongside apparent efforts to avoid passage through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, has raised a fundamental question among observers: why should a $13 billion warship fear a handful of low-cost, agile resistance boats?
Meanwhile, similar instability has affected another US carrier, the Abraham Lincoln, in the Indian Ocean, further underscoring the systemic fragility of American naval presence in the region.
The same US president, known for repeated false claims—including assertions of having destroyed Iran’s naval capabilities—now refrains from ordering these warships into decisive engagement zones such as the Oman Sea and the Red Sea.
The forces of Islam, eager to witness and deliver a crushing blow to the American warship deep within the battlefield, are fully prepared and waiting to bring the surprises of naval warfare up close to the eyes of American Marines.
We move toward the battlefield with certainty and experience. We have tested this path for years, including more than eight years of imposed war against a ruthless aggressor like Saddam, whom we ultimately defeated with strength and faith.
The fate of such tyrant now is waiting for the likes of Trump and Netanyahu.
For us, entering the field is never defeat. God has closed the path of failure to us.
“Say [O disbelievers, O Trump, O Netanyahu], ‘Do you await for us except one of the two best outcomes?’”
“You only see two paths before us, and both are honorable for us. One is the path of martyrdom, whose honor is eternal, constant, and everlasting. The other is the path of victory, and both are victories for us,” the statement concluded.