A headline like this suggests the most dangerous U.S.–Iran clash in decades: an Iranian missile detonating within 400 meters of the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, followed by a U.S. counterstrike that “erased” three Iranian bases in just 34 minutes. As of the latest verified information, nothing like this has occurred.

There are no reports from the Pentagon, U.S. Central Command, NATO allies, major international media, commercial satellite firms or even Iranian state outlets confirming a near‑hit on the Ford or the destruction of multiple Iranian bases. An attack that close to a U.S. supercarrier — and a massive U.S. response — would instantly dominate global news, move oil markets and trigger emergency statements in Washington, Tehran, Tel Aviv, Riyadh and Brussels. None of that is happening.

What is real is an increasingly crowded and tense environment:

• Iran has tested and used ballistic and cruise missiles across the region, and has supplied missiles and drones to proxies.
• U.S. carrier strike groups regularly patrol near hotspots, intercepting drones and providing air cover for regional forces.
• War‑game scenarios often model exactly this kind of exchange — a near‑miss on a carrier, followed by rapid strikes on radar sites, launchers and command nodes

Analysts warn that turning those simulations into “breaking news” through viral thumbnails and AI‑voiced clips is dangerous in itself. It can harden public opinion, box leaders into escalation and make real crises harder to defuse when they do arise. Until hard evidence appears — coordinates, damage imagery, official briefings — this headline belongs to the realm of fiction, not confirmed world events.