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Pentagon Releases B-2 Video After Operation Midnight Hammer Strikes Iran Sites

The footage underscores the mission’s scale by documenting the B-2 Spirit’s nonstop 37-hour flight carrying 30,000-pound bombs deep into Iran.

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A B-2 bomber arrives at Whiteman Air Force Base Mo., Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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B-2 Spirit Bomber from the U.S. Air Force is seen during the annual Red Flag military exercise between the United States, Britain and Australia, in Nevada, U.S., January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Overview

  • Pentagon released official video showing seven B-2 Spirit bombers departing Whiteman Air Force Base and returning after the strike mission.
  • Seven B-2s flew east undetected for 18 hours with minimal communications and mid-air refuelings while decoy bombers and fighter escorts preserved surprise.
  • B-2s dropped 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators on the Fordow and Natanz nuclear sites as a US submarine fired over two dozen Tomahawk missiles at Isfahan.
  • Initial Pentagon assessments describe "extremely severe damage" at all three Iranian facilities while the IAEA assesses underground destruction.
  • Iran responded with ballistic missile attacks on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and US forces in the region have been placed on heightened alert.