Two US Navy destroyers, USS Bulkeley and USS Thomas Hudner, have unleashed a powerful volley of Tomahawk cruise missiles as Operation Epic Fury intensifies, striking a new wave of Iranian targets across the Gulf and deep inland, defence officials say.

The Arleigh Burke‑class ships, operating in the northern Arabian Sea, reportedly fired dozens of sea‑launched Tomahawks in a tightly sequenced salvo, their exhaust trails skimming just above the waves before turning north toward pre‑programmed aim points. Bridge‑cam footage shows the night sky flashing orange as vertical launch cells crack open one after another.

Pentagon sources say the missiles hit a mix of coastal radar sites, IRGC drone hubs, air‑defence batteries and command bunkers linked to Iran’s ballistic‑missile network. Early battle‑damage imagery indicates multiple radar domes shredded, fuel depots burning and at least one hardened bunker entrance collapsed.

Tehran insists “most missiles were intercepted,” airing clips of surface‑to‑air launches over coastal cities and claiming only “limited damage” to military infrastructure. But social media from inside Iran tells a grimmer story: rolling blackouts, distant fireballs on the horizon and sirens wailing in port towns long considered rear‑area safe havens.

For Washington, putting Bulkeley and Thomas Hudner at the centre of the latest wave sends a clear message: even as bombers and stealth jets pound targets from above, US surface ships can quietly move into position and open a second, long‑range front at sea.

For a region already on edge, the question now is whether these Tomahawk trails mark the peak of Epic Fury—or just the prelude to an even broader campaign that pushes Iran’s war to the breaking point.