US EditionWas US Air Force General Dan Caine Pressured by Trump or Hegseth on Iran Strike Intel?
IRAN, JUN 26 – Gen. Dan Caine detailed the use of 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs to cripple Iran's Fordow nuclear site and described the defense of Al Udeid Air Base against a major Iranian missile attack.
- On June 26, 2025, U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan Caine held a Pentagon briefing detailing a weekend bombing raid on Iran's underground Fordow nuclear facility.
- The strike targeted two ventilation shafts after nearly 15 years of intelligence collection by Defense Threat Reduction Agency officers studying the fortified site.
- The first bomb shattered thick concrete caps, allowing follow-up munitions moving over 1,000 feet per second to enter and detonate inside the main shaft as planned.
- Pilots described the blast as 'the brightest explosion that I've ever seen,' while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised both male and female pilots and criticized media leaks.
- Gen. Caine denied any pressure from President Trump or Hegseth to alter assessments, emphasized his nonpartisan role, and affirmed that U.S. forces remain ready in the region.
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A small U.S. Patriot missile team made history Monday during Iran’s retaliatory strike on Al-Udeid Air Base, in what Gen. Dan “Raisin'” Caine called “the largest single Patriot engagement in U.S. military history.” The 44 American soldiers, aged 21 to 28, stood their ground with only two Patriot systems as Iranian missiles targeted one of the most critical U.S. bases in the Middle East. “These young air defenders had only seconds to make complex…
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Was US Air Force General Dan Caine pressured by Trump or Hegseth on Iran strike intel?
Gen. Dan Caine denied being pressured by President Trump or Defense Secretary Hegseth to alter his assessment of US airstrikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear site, stressing his role is to provide honest military advice.
Gen. ‘Razin’ Caine Unveils Footage Demonstrating Fordo Collapse After Devastating Iran Strike
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine in a Thursday press conference with Defense Secratary Pete Hegseth provided a detailed description of the American strikes and released video showing how bunker-buster bombs crippled Iran’s nuclear facilities.Caine revealed that the United States military had developed the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, better known as bunker buster bombs, more than 15 years ago, specifically
Gen. Caine shares info about US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine emphasized on Thursday that the operation against Iran’s nuclear facilities went as planned, and the 30,000 pound bombs dropped “functioned as designed, meaning they exploded.”
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