India, March 25 -- In a move that could spark a major escalation amid the ongoing war in West Asia, the Iranian Navy said on Wednesday that it struck a US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Aircraft Carrier.

This strike comes as the United States reportedly seeks a month-long ceasefire as a part of its 15-points ceasefire plan presented to Iran.

A purported video of the strike of shared by Iran's Fars news agency, showing projectiles launched in the sky and loud booms in the background.

"The Army's Public Relations Office announced the firing of coast-to-sea cruise missiles toward the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and the targeting of this vessel," the news agency wrote in the caption of the video.

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