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Why US Targeted Iran's Isfahan With 900-kg Bunker Buster Bombs
Isfahan is a strategic hub that houses Iran's military bases and defence industry. The central city is also home to one of three uranium enrichment sites bombed by the US in the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel in June.
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US Drops 900-kg Bunker Buster Bomb On Iran's Isfahan, Trump Shares Video
US and Israel have repeatedly alleged that Iran was close to building a nuclear weapon, a claim not supported by the UN nuclear watchdog
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US Just Used 'Bunker Busters' Against Iran, Again. What Are They?
The United States on Tuesday dropped 5,000-pound GBU-72 'bunker buster' bombs on Iran missile launch sites along the Strait of Hormuz, marking a significant escalation in fighting in the Middle East.
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US Hits Iran Missiles Near Hormuz With 2,200 kg 'Bunker Buster' Bombs
In the first major action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the US military has said it had hit Iranian missile sites near the critical waterway with some of the most powerful bombs in the American arsenal.
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2 Main Routes, Shafts: How US Used Its Bunker-Buster Bombs On Iran's Nuclear Sites
The deep penetrating bombs that the U.S. dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than 15 years of intelligence and weapons design work.
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US Shares Test Footage Of Bunker Busters To Prove Damage In Iran Strikes
They played videos of how the bombing took place on the nuclear sites, explaining how the bombers attacked. Unlike other normal bombs, the damage done by a bunker-buster bomb, cannot be seen on the surface level.
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'Iran Can't Enrich Uranium At Fordow Plant, But...': Nuclear Watchdog Chief
Centrifuges at Iran's Fordow nuclear facility are "no longer operational" following the United States' 'bunker buster' bomb strike on this and two other installations this week, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said.
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Questions Over Iran's Uranium Stockpile Looms As Trump Announces Ceasefire
When President Donald Trump sent US bombers to strike Iran's nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran's nuclear program while keeping his long-standing vow to avoid entanglement in a protracted war.
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Iran Says Used Same Number Of Bombs As US: A Hint At De-escalation?
Iran has attacked United States Air Force bases in Qatar with 'the same number of bombs the US used in attacking' its nuclear facilities, the West Asian country said late Monday, in a statement seen as a signal it is willing to not escalate matters.
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Ghost Of GBU-28: When US Bunker-Buster Bomb Shattered Saddam's Last Hope
American air power has been deployed several times to "establish democracy" and fight terrorism in the Middle East. In 1990, when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the US launched Operation Desert Storm to fight the Iraqi forces.
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Why US Targeted Iran's Isfahan With 900-kg Bunker Buster Bombs
Isfahan is a strategic hub that houses Iran's military bases and defence industry. The central city is also home to one of three uranium enrichment sites bombed by the US in the 12-day conflict between Iran and Israel in June.
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US Drops 900-kg Bunker Buster Bomb On Iran's Isfahan, Trump Shares Video
US and Israel have repeatedly alleged that Iran was close to building a nuclear weapon, a claim not supported by the UN nuclear watchdog
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US Just Used 'Bunker Busters' Against Iran, Again. What Are They?
The United States on Tuesday dropped 5,000-pound GBU-72 'bunker buster' bombs on Iran missile launch sites along the Strait of Hormuz, marking a significant escalation in fighting in the Middle East.
-
US Hits Iran Missiles Near Hormuz With 2,200 kg 'Bunker Buster' Bombs
In the first major action to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the US military has said it had hit Iranian missile sites near the critical waterway with some of the most powerful bombs in the American arsenal.
-
2 Main Routes, Shafts: How US Used Its Bunker-Buster Bombs On Iran's Nuclear Sites
The deep penetrating bombs that the U.S. dropped into two Iranian nuclear facilities were designed specifically for those sites and were the result of more than 15 years of intelligence and weapons design work.
-
US Shares Test Footage Of Bunker Busters To Prove Damage In Iran Strikes
They played videos of how the bombing took place on the nuclear sites, explaining how the bombers attacked. Unlike other normal bombs, the damage done by a bunker-buster bomb, cannot be seen on the surface level.
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'Iran Can't Enrich Uranium At Fordow Plant, But...': Nuclear Watchdog Chief
Centrifuges at Iran's Fordow nuclear facility are "no longer operational" following the United States' 'bunker buster' bomb strike on this and two other installations this week, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said.
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Questions Over Iran's Uranium Stockpile Looms As Trump Announces Ceasefire
When President Donald Trump sent US bombers to strike Iran's nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran's nuclear program while keeping his long-standing vow to avoid entanglement in a protracted war.
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Iran Says Used Same Number Of Bombs As US: A Hint At De-escalation?
Iran has attacked United States Air Force bases in Qatar with 'the same number of bombs the US used in attacking' its nuclear facilities, the West Asian country said late Monday, in a statement seen as a signal it is willing to not escalate matters.
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Ghost Of GBU-28: When US Bunker-Buster Bomb Shattered Saddam's Last Hope
American air power has been deployed several times to "establish democracy" and fight terrorism in the Middle East. In 1990, when Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the US launched Operation Desert Storm to fight the Iraqi forces.
