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Bloomberg
35 minutes ago
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- Bloomberg
US Attack Against Iran Hinged on Misdirection and Decoys
The US strikes that targeted Iran's nuclear sites involved a decoy mission aimed at drawing attention from flight trackers while the largest-ever deployment of B-2 stealth bombers delivered 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs for the first time in combat. The operation — dubbed 'Midnight Hammer' — was detailed by top Pentagon officials on Sunday morning. They described an extensive operation that included 125 aircraft overall, strikes by Tomahawk missiles launched from a US submarine, and the use of 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs.
Bloomberg
5 hours ago
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- Bloomberg
US Says Strikes on Iran Involved Tomahawks, Bunker-Busters
The US strikes that targeted Iran's nuclear sites involved submarines launching Tomahawk missiles and B-2 bombers dropping 14 bunker-buster bombs, the Pentagon said in the first public accounting of the operation. The operation — dubbed 'Midnight Hammer' — saw the US deploy B-2 stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, Air Force General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at a press conference Sunday morning. He said there are no reports of US forces coming under fire.
Sky News
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Sky News
Israel-Iran live: US strikes three nuclear sites in Iran; Netanyahu says Trump's 'bold decision will change history'
Trump about to give address to nation Donald Trump is just about to address the US, after America conducted strikes on three of Iran's nuclear sites. You can watch what he says from the White House at the top of this page. We'll also be providing text updates here in the blog. Netanyahu: Trump's bold decision will change history Benjamin Netanyahu says Donald Trump and the US have acted with strength following strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Posting on X, the Israeli leader says Trump's "bold decision" to target the three nuclear sites "will change history". "America has done what no other country on earth could do," he says. "History will record that president Trump acted to deny the world's most dangerous regime, the world's most dangerous weapons. "His leadership today has created a pivot in history that can help lead the Middle East and beyond into a period of prosperity and peace." US used bunker buster bombs on Fordow, Trump tells Fox News host We're starting to get more information about the US attack on Iran's nuclear sites. The US used six 30,000lb bunker buster bombs dropped from B-2 stealth bombers in its strikes on Fordow, Donald Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity. Additionally, 30 tomahawk missiles launched from US submarines were used in the attacks on the Nanatz and Isfahan facilities. Trump expected to say that the US is not currently planning additional strikes inside Iran Donald Trump is expected to say that the US is not currently planning additional strikes inside Iran when he speaks from the White House at 8pm (3am UK time), senior White House officials have told our US partner network NBC News. These officials say Trump hopes the strikes propel Iran back to negotiations as he presses its leaders to an agreement that will end this war. In a brief call with NBC, the US president called the strikes a "complete and total success". Analysis: Iranian response could target US military bases or global shipping Iran will "have to respond" to the US attacks, but just how it will do this is uncertain, our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall says. He says Iran may target the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, and global shipping, or US military bases. "If they [Iran] kill US service personnel, then this could get very messy very quickly. If they do something limited, then I think they will have had their riposte," Bunkall says. "I think Trump doesn't want to continue it and I can imagine Trump will say to the Israelis: 'Enough now, you've had just over a week striking hundreds of targets. I've now done this. It's time to bring it to an end'." Iranian state TV downplays damage caused Addressing claims on Iranian state television that there has only been damage to the entrance and exit tunnels of the Fordow nuclear site, Bunkall says it is a "little too early" to read into such statements. "Six massive ordnance penetrators would have done considerably more than just simply blowing the doors off," he says. "Iranian state TV will be an interesting place to watch over the coming hours and see their messaging, if their messaging does remain similar to that, it is an indicator of the message internally to the people within Iran. "If you downplay the damage that the Americans have done, then potentially you bring down the scale of what kind of retaliatory action you need to take as well." Israel steps up alert level The Israeli military has stepped up the state of alert across the country following US strikes on Iran. All areas of the country are now limited to only essential movement. Schools and workplaces will all be closed, with the only exceptions being for "essential sectors". Trump says Iran will 'get hit again' if it doesn't make peace immediately Donald Trump has threatened further strikes on Iran unless it doesn't agree to an immediate peace with Israel. Speaking to Reuters news agency in a brief phone interview, Trump said US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites were an "amazing success". "They should make peace immediately. They should stop immediately. Otherwise they'll get hit again." Trump spoke with Netanyahu after strikes Donald Trump spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu this evening after the US attacked three nuclear sites in Iran, a senior White House official has told our US partner network NBC news. The two have spoken almost every day in the last week concerning the conflict between Israel and Iran. Iran confirms nuclear sites attacked by 'enemy airstrikes' We have just had confirmation from Iran that US strikes have damaged three of the country's nuclear sites. Morteza Haydari, the spokesperson of crisis management in Iran's Qom province, said part of the Fordow nuclear plant was attacked by "enemy airstrikes," the Tasnim news agency reported. Meanwhile, Akbar Salehi, the deputy security officer of the governor of Isfahan, said: "An hour ago, air defences in Isfahan and Kashan began operating to confront hostile targets." Israel in 'full coordination' with US over strikes Israel was in "full coordination" with the US for its strike, an Israeli official told Israeli public broadcaster Kan, according to the Reuters news agency.
Yahoo
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
U.S. Dropped ‘Five to Six' Bunker-Buster Bombs on Fordow, Trump Told Fox News
Fox News host Sean Hannity said President Trump told him the U.S. used 'five to six' bunker-buster bombs in its attack on Iran's Fordow nuclear site. Hannity said the two other sites attacked, Natanz and Isfahan, were targeted with 30 Tomahawk missiles launched from American submarines some 400 miles away.
Daily Mail
16 hours ago
- Politics
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Trump used SIX bunker buster bombs and 30 Tomahawk missiles to 'obliterate' Iran's nuclear si
Donald Trump has confirmed he 'completely obliterated' Iran 's Fordow nuclear site with six massive bunker buster bombs. Two other nuclear sites in Iran were also wiped out with 30 Tomahawk missiles launched from submarines 400 miles away. The details were revealed by Sean Hannity of Fox News, who spoke to the president after the strikes. Hannity added that he had been told by Trump officials that Fordow was 'gone.'
