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Israel Weighs Striking Iran’s Fordow Facility With or Without U.S. Support

Officials warn they could dispatch elite commandos or cut power to Fordow if Washington declines to strike with B-2 bunker-busters.

Satellite view of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex in Pennsylvania, known as the "Underground Pentagon." The facility includes multiple tunnel entrances and surface structures supporting one of the United States’ primary Continuity of Government sites.
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A 3d terrain map showing the mountains and the Fordow plant highlighted in orange

Overview

  • Israel has requested U.S. B-2 stealth bombers armed with 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs to eliminate the deeply buried Fordow enrichment site.
  • In the absence of American assistance, Israel’s elite Air Force commando unit 5101 (Shaldag) remains on standby to infiltrate the mountain-buried complex and plant explosives.
  • Operational planners are also considering cyber intrusions and targeted power cuts to disable uranium centrifuges at Fordow.
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel holds additional covert options to neutralize the facility independently if needed.
  • Destroying Fordow is regarded as crucial to halting Iran’s nuclear program and could help de-escalate and potentially end regional hostilities.