Overview

• Gen. Jason Armagost said planning began as soon as President Trump issued a 60-day warning to Tehran, culminating in seven B-2s flying a 30-hour mission that dropped 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators.
• Col. Josh Wiitala described a tightly held operation involving about 4,000 personnel and said the mission achieved 14 weapons on target, marking the first combat use of the 30,000-pound bunker buster.
• Reporting from the base says 12 MOPs struck the Fordow enrichment plant and two hit Natanz, with some operational specifics remaining classified.
• Armagost credited the strike with reestablishing deterrence as Iran’s retaliatory attack on al-Udeid caused no injuries and a ceasefire followed within days.
• Verification remains constrained after Iran curtailed cooperation with nuclear monitors, though an assessment by David Albright’s team says installed centrifuges at known sites were destroyed, and Air Force leaders point to the operation’s strain on the aging B-2 fleet as they press the case for more B-21s.