New details are emerging from one of the most harrowing ground engagements of Operation Epic Fury, where elite U.S. Army Rangers executed a high-risk, zero-illumination airborne ᴀssault on a heavily fortified IRGC command bunker buried deep within the Zagros Mountains.

The Operation: Under the cover of darkness, Rangers fast-roped into what military officials are now calling a “hornet’s nest.” The target was a strategic command-and-control node responsible for coordinating the recent ballistic missile barrages against U.S. naval ᴀssets.

“45 Minutes in Hell”: The moment the Rangers breached the heavy blast doors, they faced immediate and overwhelming resistance. For 45 grueling minutes, U.S. special operators engaged in brutal, close-quarters combat, battling through a labyrinth of tunnel networks and concrete pillboxes defended by elite Iranian commandos.

The Objective: Despite the fierce firefight, the Rangers successfully secured the subterranean facility. They seized highly classified, heavily encrypted intelligence servers containing IRGC missile launch protocols before rigging the bunker with specialized explosives.

The Extraction: Pinned down by enemy reinforcements during their exfiltration, the Rangers were saved by the arrival of AC-130 “Spooky” gunships