US EditionIsrael asks US to join strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, officials told Axios
- Israeli officials have asked the United States to join strikes on Iran's underground nuclear sites, including the Fordo facility near Qom, amid escalating hostilities in June 2025.
- This request comes after Iran launched over 180 ballistic missiles targeting Israel, which led to Israeli airstrikes that killed high-ranking Iranian military commanders and key nuclear scientists.
- The U.S. possesses the 30,000-pound precision-guided GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb, designed to destroy deeply buried bunkers like those at Fordo, which Israel lacks the bombs and delivery aircraft to deploy alone.
- President Trump downplayed imminent strikes on June 12 but acknowledged they could happen if negotiations fail, stating, "we may do that," while Israeli officials say destroying Fordo requires U.S. help.
- Retired U.S. commanders and Israeli officials agree that leaving Fordo intact after strikes would mean operation failure, implying successful destruction likely depends on U.S. deployment of specialized bunker-buster bombs.
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ThePatriotLight - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implies Israel can take out Fordow without US help
ThePatriotLight - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly implied that his country is capable of attacking all of Iran’s nuclear facilities — even the secretive Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, which is believed to be buried half a mile under a mountain. Netanyahu insisted the Jewish state “will achieve all our objectives” despite many military experts doubting that the Jewish state has the capabilities of taking out the underground nucl…
Netanyahu suggests Israel can strike Iran’s Fordow nuclear site, believed to be buried deep under a mountain, without US help
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the Jewish state "will achieve all our objectives" despite many military experts doubting that the Jewish state has the capabilities of taking out the underground nuclear facility site.
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