CHAPTER FORTY FOUR
10:12 a.m. Tehran Time (9:12 a.m. Israel Time, 2:12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time)
Deep Underground
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Al Ghadir Missile Command
Iran
General Lotfi Farhadi walked quickly through the hallways of the missile command center, on his way to what he often thought of as “the war room.” Several aides flanked him, trailing him by a few meters. The group’s footsteps echoed along the otherwise empty corridor.
The general had a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach.
Just ahead, a wide automatic door slid open. He passed through the doorway and into the swirling chaos of the command center’s main room. The chatter of voices hit Lotfi like a wall as he entered.
The ceiling was three stories high, causing an echo effect. At least two hundred pe
