[Drew68]

And it wasn’t blown out of the sky because?????

Because that would be an act of war.

People may find this surprising but Iran is allowed to play in their own back yard.

[SoldierDad]

I suppose I could be wrong, but I would think that there is a cone of defense around U.S. warships, especially Aircraft Carriers, which effectively is a no-fly-zone for enemy aircraft - 1000 yards would definitely fall within that cone and is not Iran's back yard. At least, under Reagan, Bush (the father), G.W. Bush, and possibly even Clinton that would be the case. For Obozo, he's not met an islamic extremest that he doesn't like.