Gulf of Oman — The U.S. Navy’s newest supercarrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN‑78), narrowly escaped disaster after an Iranian Kilo‑class submarine fired two heavyweight torpedoes at the carrier strike group, triggering a ferocious American response that has left much of Iran’s frontline fleet in ruins.

According to U.S. defense sources, sonar operators aboard an escorting destroyer picked up the torpedoes racing toward the formation just seconds before impact. Alarms shrieked through the Ford’s passageways as the 100,000‑ton ship heeled into a hard turn and launched acoustic decoys.

One torpedo detonated in the carrier’s wake, rocking the ship and injuring several sailors with flying debris; the second passed harmlessly astern before self‑destructing…