US EditionWhat Do Israel-Iran War Codenames Signify? ‘Rising Lion’, ‘True Promise 3’, ‘Midnight Hammer’ Meaning Explained
- On June 21, 2025, the United States conducted Operation Midnight Hammer, utilizing B-2 stealth bombers armed with bunker buster bombs to target three Iranian nuclear facilities.
- This operation responded to escalating tensions marked by Israel's June 13 attack on Iran and retaliatory threats from Iran, with President Trump warning of greater force if Iran retaliated.
- Seven B-2A bombers dropped 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators, supported by more than 125 additional aircraft, targeting the Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan facilities embedded deep underground.
- President Trump described the airstrikes as highly effective, while Iranian officials asserted they retain all options and warned the U.S. to anticipate severe repercussions for the assault.
- In the wake of the strikes, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Moscow on June 22 to hold discussions with President Putin, highlighting ongoing regional tensions despite the absence of direct military confrontations between U.S. and Iranian forces since the operation.
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Historically, large-scale military operations have carried code names, like those launched by the Israeli and American armies against Iran. Some of these names, such as "Overlord", have remained in history.
On Sunday morning, Europe woke up with news that smelled, and still smells, of absolute war. The United States, joined the already feared conflict between Iran and Israel with the aim of destroying the Iranian nuclear program, of which there is no concrete confirmation. And it is that seven B-2 bombers flew to the Persian country on an 18-hour flight, carrying out an entire masterful intelligence operation that only a country with the resources …
The U.S. Army has been preparing the military action against Iran for months. When Donald Trump gave his OK, everything was running smoothly. The genesis of the military strike.
What do Israel-Iran war codenames signify? ‘Rising Lion’, ‘True Promise 3’, ‘Midnight Hammer’ meaning explained
Israel-Iran war: What's behind these three codenames — ‘Operation Rising Lion’, ‘Operation True Promise 3’ and ‘Operation Midnight Hammer ’? Here we decode:
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