Iran Attacked a US-Protected Convoy – 41 Minutes Later, Their Largest Naval Base Was Gone.lh

The cruiser USS Monterey added 12 more Tomahawks, bringing the total to 36 cruise missiles and eight strike aircraft targeting one of the most heavily defended naval installations in the Middle East.

The Iranians were aware of the impending strike; their radar systems detected the Tomahawk launches, and their air defense networks went active.

SA-2 and SA-6 batteries around Bandar Abbas prepared to engage, but it was too late.

At 12:11, 37 minutes after the strike authorization, the first wave of American aircraft arrived.