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US Executes Operation Midnight Hammer Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

Using stealth bombers with bunker-buster munitions alongside submarine-fired Tomahawk missiles, the United States sought to disable Iran’s buried nuclear enrichment sites.

A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025. MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS
On the B-2 bomber can carry Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs.
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Satellite image over Fordow, after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, June 22, 2025. 2025.

Overview

  • The U.S. launched Operation Midnight Hammer on June 21, deploying over 125 aircraft, including seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, in coordinated strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
  • For the first time in combat, U.S. forces used GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators to penetrate underground bunkers at Fordow while Tomahawk missiles from submarines hit Natanz and Isfahan.
  • Pentagon officials said the strikes substantially damaged Iran’s key enrichment infrastructure without targeting civilian areas or aiming to induce regime change.
  • Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation confirmed the attacks but vowed to continue its nuclear program and warned of “everlasting consequences” in response.
  • United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and other world leaders condemned the operation, expressing concern over a further escalation in regional tensions.