From Praying Mantis to Epic Fury: Four Decades of Algorithmic US-Iran Warfare
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US-Iran Warfare: From 1988 Skirmishes to 2026 AI-Driven Decapitation
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News18•03-03-2026, 22:57
US-Iran Warfare: From 1988 Skirmishes to 2026 AI-Driven Decapitation
•US-Iran conflict evolved over 4 decades from tactical maritime skirmishes to high-tech, full-spectrum warfare.
•Operation Praying Mantis (1988) was an analogue "One-Day War" in response to USS Samuel B Roberts mining, using manual coordination to "send a message."
•Operation Midnight Hammer (2025) marked a surgical shift, using GBU-57 MOP "bunker busters" via B-2 Spirit bombers for "preemptive containment" of Iran's nuclear sites.
•Operation Epic Fury (2026) represents "digital decapitation," a full-scale multi-domain offensive using AI, cloud computing, and autonomous swarms to target over 1,000 sites, including the Supreme Leader.
•The evolution shows a shift from "policing action" to "automated finish," demonstrating US capability to "delete" a state's central nervous system.