Tehran Grocery Store: My Intelligence is Priced Clearly

"Fuck! What the hell are you talking about?"

The officer on duty slammed his coffee cup onto the table next to him with a loud bang, splattering coffee everywhere.

He shoved aside the radar operator blocking his way, his entire body almost pressed against the screen.

The red dot representing the unidentified flying object is jumping in an extremely exaggerated manner.

With each refresh, the distance is reduced significantly!

"Mach 14... no, Mach 15!"

The radar operator's voice was filled with panic.

"We've been identified as the target!"

The officer on duty felt a chill run down his spine, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

"Sound the battle alarm!"

"Activate the defense systems of the USS Bainbridge and USS Churchill!"

"Immediately activate the 'Sea Sparrow' and 'Phalanx' interception systems!"

"quick!"

He roared at the top of his lungs, frantically slamming the red button on the control panel.

The radar operator's eyes turned red.

"Sir! The data link is still resetting! The Aegis system is offline!"

"Close-in weapon systems (CIWS) cannot acquire guidance data from fire control radar!"

"Reboot complete in six seconds!"

Six seconds.

Normally, there isn't even enough time for a cigarette, but now it has become a death knell for the entire aircraft carrier battle group.

"Manual guidance! Let each ship fire automatically!"

"Stop it! We absolutely cannot let it fall!"

The piercing air raid siren instantly tore through the night sky surrounding the Persian Gulf.

On the two escorting Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, sailors rushed to their battle stations like madmen.

Without a unified fire control data link, the Phalanx CIWS can only be powered on by its own independent radar.

"Buzz!"

The six-barreled Gatling gun emitted a piercing roar.

A dense barrage of tracer rounds crisscrossed the night sky, forming a fiery net in an attempt to block the missiles' trajectory.

Two Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles shot into the sky, trailing plumes of fire.

But it was too late.

The terminal penetration capability of hypersonic missiles is a nightmare for air defense systems.

What's more, they missed the most crucial warning time!

In the night sky, three dark red meteors tore through the clouds, accompanied by a piercing sonic boom, and plunged headlong into the enormous creature on the sea surface.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The first two Fateh-1 missiles deviated from their intended trajectory due to the dense barrage and strong electronic interference.

A bomb struck the sea 300 meters outside the port side of the USS Ford, sending up a water column tens of meters high.

Another missile grazed the mast of the Ticonderoga-class cruiser and disappeared into the darkness in the distance.

But the third one pierced precisely through the tattered air defense net!

"Avoid! Everyone take cover!"

On the bridge of the USS Ford, the captain, seeing the dark red fireball hurtling towards him, roared and ducked under the control panel.

next second.

The earth is shaking!

A semi-armor-piercing high-explosive incendiary bomb, with one-third less explosive charge, slammed heavily onto the flight deck aft of the starboard side of the USS Ford!

The terrifying kinetic energy instantly tore the special steel plate apart.

The warhead detonated the instant it penetrated the deck.

"Boom! Rumble!"

A huge, orange-red fireball rose into the air from the back of the Ford.

The violent shockwave, carrying countless pieces of steel, swept wildly in all directions.

The three F-35C stealth fighters parked in the deck waiting area were the first to be hit.

One of them was thrown into the air and crashed heavily onto the railing below the island superstructure, breaking in two instantly.

The other two aircraft were engulfed in high-temperature flames, and the aviation fuel under their fuselages was ignited, causing horrific secondary explosions.

"Warning! Fire on starboard deck!"

"Damage control team! Move out immediately!"

"Cut off the aviation fuel line! Quickly!"

The entire Ford was in complete chaos.

Thick black smoke shot straight into the sky, clearly visible even dozens of nautical miles away.

the other side.

Tehran.

Inside the meeting room of the secret hideout.

The ashtray was already overflowing with cigarette butts.

Massoud sat in the main seat, his hands tightly clasped together.

Aiharid stared at the military satellite phone on the table, not daring to blink.

If the Houthis hadn't messed up, the results should be out by now.

Suddenly, the phone screen lit up, and a rapid ring broke the silence.

Salehi lunged forward, grabbed the phone, and pressed the speakerphone button.

"Abdul! How's the situation?"

There was a series of static noises on the other end of the phone.

Immediately afterwards, Abdul's rough and manic laughter came through the microphone.

"Hahaha!"

"General Salish! God is great!"

"We hit it! We got it!"

"The observation post at the front has sent back confirmed information!"

"Fire breaks out on the starboard deck of the USS Ford, thick smoke billowing out!"

"They're completely in chaos now; the escorting destroyers are all converging on the aircraft carrier!"

"General, we really blew up the American aircraft carrier!"

boom!

The atmosphere in the conference room was instantly ignited.

"good!"

Darius kicked over the chair behind him, his face flushed with excitement, and he waved his fists and roared.

"Well done!"

"Screw the Americans! Let them swagger around our doorstep in their crappy ships every day!"

"Let's see how arrogant they are this time!"

Salish also let out a long breath and clenched his fist tightly.

Become!

It really did!

That's the USS Ford!

At this critical juncture, these three missiles are like a resounding slap in the face to the Americans!

Aiharid leaned back in his chair, feeling completely drained, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a smile.

Twenty-five million.

It was totally worth it!

Let alone 25 million, even if the price doubles, this deal is guaranteed to be profitable!

They managed to seize the fleeting opportunity of a three-minute radar blind spot and complete an almost impossible breakthrough!

Massoud took a deep breath, suppressing his elation, and quickly regained his presidential composure.

"Salhi, inform Abdul that they should immediately relocate and disperse to hide in small groups."

"We absolutely cannot let the Americans catch them red-handed."

"clear!"

Salish immediately gave instructions over the phone.

Massoud turned to look at Ahkhalid.

"The General Staff will immediately convene a military press conference to unify our propaganda message."

"Through Al Jazeera and our channels in Europe, we released photos and news of the USS Ford catching fire."

"You can come up with your own titles, but they should generally highlight that the Houthi rebels carried out a precision strike on the USS Ford in protest against US interference in the Middle East."

A glint of light flashed in his eyes.

"Now that we've hurt them, let's make this a huge show of force!"

"I want to show the whole world that the arrogant Americans aren't invincible!"