US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential future strikes on Iran, CNN says
- On Thursday, CNN reported the U.S. military developed strike plans including the 21,600-pound GBU-43/B "Mother of All Bombs" against Iranian energy and nuclear infrastructure, including Pickaxe Mountain, if President Donald Trump orders renewed combat operations.
- Seeking a symbolic victory to end the unpopular war, administration officials reportedly discussed using the MOAB as a psychological tool to pressure Tehran into concessions, according to sources familiar with internal planning.
- Designed for massive surface-level destruction, the MOAB likely lacks the capability to penetrate the granite-fortified facilities at Pickaxe, prompting skepticism from military planners about its effectiveness against deeply buried nuclear installations.
- Potential deployment risks significant escalation, and officials expressed concerns that the weapon's wide blast radius would threaten civilians if used near populated areas, potentially complicating strategic objectives.
- Amid surging attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the administration balances mounting pressure to finalize its strategy before upcoming U.S. troop rotations and November's midterm elections.
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Pentagon Prepares Plans To Target Iran With ‘Mother Of All Bombs’
The United States military has drawn up contingency plans to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear facilities using the largest conventional explosive in its inventory, according to U.S. officials cited by CNN. The option would take effect if President Donald Trump decides to resume offensive operations. The weapon under consideration is the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance […] Pentagon Prepares Plans To Target Iran With ‘Mother Of All Bombs’
US considering using ‘mother of all bombs’ against Iran, CNN sources say - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
(CNN) — The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that from Washington they do not rule out the use of the GBU-43/B bomb against Iran and assured that the war “will end very soon, in one way or another.” In the midst of a lack of diplomatic understanding between the two nuclear powers to put an end to ... Continue reading “Trump opens up to use ‘the mother of all bombs’ against Iran: ‘It will end soon, one way or another’”
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Washington weighs the use of the GBU-43/B bomb – colloquially known as MOAB, the ‘mother of all bombs’ – against Iran and has reiterated that the war with Iran “is going to end very soon, in one way or another,” amid the lack of progress in recent months in talks to end the conflict in the Middle East. “The ‘mother of all bombs’ is not (a nuclear bomb),” Trump said in an interview with Newsmax, after b…
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