Iranian forces have warned that support facilities linked to US aircraft carrier Gerald Ford could be targeted, Al Jazeera reports, citing Tasnim news agency.

According to Tasnim, a spokesperson for the Khatam al Anbiya Central Headquarters said: “The presence of the US aircraft carrier Gerald Ford in the Red Sea is considered a threat against the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

The spokesperson added that “the logistics and service centres for the aforementioned fleet in the Red Sea are considered a target of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”