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Timeline: How US Conducted Bombings on Iranian Nuclear Sites

IRAN, JUN 22 – Operation Midnight Hammer deployed over 125 aircraft and 75 precision-guided weapons to destroy Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity, marking the largest B-2 bomber strike in U.S. history.

  • On June 21, 2025, the US launched Operation Midnight Hammer, striking Iran’s Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan using B-2 stealth bombers and cruise missiles.
  • Mounting concerns over Iran's nuclear program prompted the strike, aiming to impede nuclear ambitions without targeting regime or civilians, to protect US interests and allies.
  • Operation Midnight Hammer involved over 125 US aircraft, including seven B-2 bombers, and marked the first use of 14 GBU-57 bunker-busters and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles at Iran's nuclear sites.
  • Initial assessments show severe damage to Iran's nuclear sites; Iran vows retaliation, with 40,000 U.S. troops on high alert.
  • The June 21 operation signals a major escalation, using the first-ever GBU-57 bunker busters, raising concerns over future diplomacy and regional stability.
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Through a night operation, a group of B-2 Spirit bombers took off from Missouri and flew towards Guam Island, in the Pacific, in what was identified as a possible movement to position an attack by the United States against Iran, according to experts. However, this was a distraction for another group, which was already on its way, to carry out the attack with the “surprising factor,” preventing any counterattack by Iran. This would be the first U…

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The ultra-secret operation led by the U.S. Air Force, called Operation Midnight Hammer, which involved 125 fighter aircraft and cruise missiles launched from submarines against three nuclear sites in central Iran, could escalate the conflict in the Middle East rather than deescalate tension. Experts agree that the effects of U.S. action remain uncertain, as well as its consequences. In statements made hours after the attack, U.S. President Donal…

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USNI News broke the news in on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
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