US EditionPentagon Reveals New Details About US Strikes Against Iran but Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
- On June 21, 2025, U.S. bombers launched a covert operation, Operation Midnight Hammer, dropping 14 bunker-buster bombs on Iran's Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities.
- Driven by over 15 years of study, Pentagon planners and Defense Threat Reduction Agency officers developed the Massive Ordnance Penetrator to target ventilated shafts at Iran's nuclear sites.
- Analysis confirms all bunker-buster bombs struck Fordow, obliterating infrastructure; pilots called the explosion 'the brightest they had ever seen' to the press.
- After the attack, Iran retaliated with missile strikes, leading to a fragile ceasefire after 12 days, affecting regional stability and U.S. forces in the region.
- Broader assessments indicate Iran's nuclear program faces a potential two-year delay, but the DIA's 'low confidence' report warns of only months-long setbacks.
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Leaders cite military tactics related to attacks on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon leaders laid out new details Thursday about military tactics and explosives to bolster their argument that U.S. attacks had destroyed key Iranian nuclear facilities, but little more emerged on how far back the bombing had set…
Pentagon leaders cite military tactics to show destruction from U.S. attacks on Iran
Pentagon leaders laid out new details Thursday about military tactics and explosives to bolster their argument that U.S. attacks had destroyed key Iranian nuclear facilities, but little more emerged on how far back the bombing had set Tehran’s atomic program.
The Pentagon released new details Thursday about how the United States prepared for its marathon bombing mission against three Iranian nuclear facilities, the crews who carried out the audacious weekend attack, and how Iran…
By Michael Williams, CNN On Thursday, the Pentagon released new details on how the U.S. prepared for its marathon bombing mission against three Iranian nuclear facilities, the crews that carried out the bold weekend attack, and how Iran tried to fortify one of the facilities that housed critical elements of its nuclear program. At a morning press conference, President Donald Trump had promised beforehand that it would be “interesting and irrefut…
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