Iran building mockup of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

U.S. officials say Iran is building a mockup of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in a shipyard near Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf.

Work started last summer and the mockup, which resembles more like a barge, could be towed out to the sea and blown up for propaganda purposes.

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