Retweeted by @hey_itsmyturn from @CENTCOM: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed they attacked and struck the amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) with missiles, forcing it to withdraw to the southern Indian Ocean. CENTCOM fact-check: USS Tripoli has not been attacked and continues to sail in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury. The America-class amphibious assault ship serves as the flagship for the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group / 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit composed of about 3,500 Sailors and Marines in addition to transport and strike fighter aircraft, as well as amphibious assault and tactical assets.