U.S. Bombs Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site
Former President Donald Trump authorized the use of twelve 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs to destroy Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility. “Fordow was ‘gone,’” said Fox News host Sean Hannity, quoting Trump officials. Two other sites were hit with 30 Tomahawk missiles from U.S. submarines.
Israel’s Role and U.S. Support
After Israel weakened Iran’s air defenses, it appealed to Trump for the powerful GBU-57 bomb. The Fordow plant was “taken off the table,” a U.S. military official confirmed.
B-2 Bombers Used for Precision Strike
The bombs were dropped by B-2 stealth bombers from Missouri, in the aircraft’s first combat use of the MOP. These bombers, capable of “drilling” into bunkers, flew for 37 hours nonstop.
Iran Warns of Retaliation
Iran threatened severe consequences. Ayatollah Khamenei warned of “irreparable damage,” while a foreign ministry spokesman said U.S. intervention would lead to “all-out war.”
