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Feb 12, 2026

BREAKING NEW: Trump’s “17-Direction Attack” Claim on U.S. Carrier Triggers Global Questions 1

BREAKING NEWS: Trump’s “17-Direction Attack” Claim on U.S. Carrier Triggers Global Questions

A wave of global attention has followed remarks by former President Donald Trump, who described what he portrayed as a dramatic and dangerous incident involving the U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford during a recent speech in Miami.

In his account, Trump claimed the aircraft carrier faced an extraordinary “17-direction” assault—allegedly a coordinated barrage of Iranian missiles and drones striking simultaneously from multiple angles.

He depicted a chaotic scene unfolding after midnight, stating that fighter jets were launched every 32 seconds in an urgent effort to defend the 100,000-ton vessel from what he characterized as a highly organized and complex attack.

If accurate, such an operation would represent a rare and highly sophisticated form of modern naval warfare, raising questions about the evolving capabilities of drone and missile coordination in conflict scenarios.

However, this version of events stands in sharp contrast to earlier explanations provided by the Pentagon. U.S.

officials had previously attributed the carrier’s temporary operational pause to a routine onboard fire,

noting that the incident resulted in minor injuries—primarily due to smoke inhalation—and showed no indication of an external attack.

The stark discrepancy between these two narratives has quickly sparked widespread debate.

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