Why is Iran building giant mock-up of U.S. aircraft carrier? Plan much? Anyway, your guess is as good as ours..

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An official told CNN’s Barbara Starr that while the purpose of the fake carrier is unknown, Iran may be planning to destroy it in a propaganda move. The Iranian government has blown up target barges in the past and aired the footage on its state-run media.
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“If this is all for strategic effect,” noted the official, “then with all eyes on the construction that seems to fizzle.”