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Tehran’s Hidden Teeth

Inside Iran’s Subterranean Plot to Overwhelm the USS Abraham Lincoln | WATCH

 Iranian state TV has released chilling footage of massive "Missile Cities" hidden 500 meters underground, specifically designed to bypass U.S. naval defenses. Featuring high-speed "Fattah" missiles and swarm drone hangars, Tehran is signaling it has the subterranean firepower to overwhelm the USS Abraham Lincoln. 

Iran claims their underground city can take down the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier

Iranian state television has recently broadcast footage of what they are calling a "Subterranean Strategic Missile City," specifically designed to counter and destroy U.S. carrier strike groups.

This is a classic piece of Iranian military signaling, intended to project strength as the USS Abraham Lincoln operates in the region.

The video showcases an expansive underground complex, carved deep into mountains (likely along the Persian Gulf coast), containing:

  • Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles (ASCMs): Hundreds of missiles mounted on mobile launch trucks, ready to be driven out of "exit portals" for a rapid-fire volley.
  • "Carrier Killers": The footage highlights the Abu Mahdi cruise missile (with a range of over 1,000 km) and the Khalij Fars (Persian Gulf) supersonic anti-ship ballistic missile.
  • Swarm Drones: Underground hangars filled with "suicide drones" designed to overwhelm a carrier’s Aegis defense system through sheer numbers.

Iran's subterranean missile cities they claim can destroy a US carrier
Iran's subterranean missile cities they claim can destroy a US carrier (Video: Uncredited)

Iran’s military doctrine is based on asymmetric warfare. They know they cannot win a traditional ship-to-ship battle against a U.S. carrier. Instead, they rely on:

1. Saturation Attacks: Launching 50–100 missiles and drones simultaneously from different underground locations to "saturate" and confuse the carrier's defenses.

2. Top-Down Strikes: Using ballistic missiles that hit the carrier deck from a vertical angle at hypersonic speeds, making interception extremely difficult.

3. Terrain Masking: Hiding launchers deep underground so that U.S. satellites cannot target them before they fire.

While the video is visually intimidating, Western analysts point to two major hurdles for Iran:

The Intelligence Gap: To hit a moving carrier, Iran needs real-time targeting data. If the U.S. jams their drones and satellites (using the EA-37B), these missiles are essentially "firing blind."

The "One-Shot" Problem: Once these underground doors open to fire, U.S. stealth jets and "bunker buster" munitions can target the entrance, potentially sealing the "missile city" shut.
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