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From well beyond Iran’s visual horizon—positions calculated to remain outside immediate retaliation range—American Tomahawk cruise missiles launched. They hugged the terrain at low altitude, guided by satellite and pre-programmed coordinates toward the very batteries that had fired minutes earlier. Simultaneously, Roosevelt’s fighters roared off the deck, their engines cutting through the humid Gulf air. Precision-guided munitions detached from their wings, each assigned to radar installations, launch platforms, and command nodes identified during the initial barrage.
