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US Forces Damage Key Iranian Nuclear Sites in Operation Midnight Hammer

A fleet of B-2 stealth bombers backed by a submarine deployed bunker-busting munitions against heavily fortified Iranian enrichment facilities on June 22

Maj. Stuart Shippee, a B-2 Spirt pilot assigned to the 13th Bomber Squadron, marshals a B-2 Spirit, deployed from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of exercise Valiant Shield 24, June 13, 2024. Valiant Shield, a counter-maritime mission, provides valuable training opportunities to improve interoperability and demonstrate capable forces operating anywhere, anytime to meet any challenge decisively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristen Heller)
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Inside The Strike: Fordow, Iran’s Nuclear Crown Jewel, Reduced To Rubble

Overview

  • The US military carried out Operation Midnight Hammer on June 22, striking Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites with precision-guided munitions.
  • The assault deployed seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, a guided-missile submarine and more than 125 support aircraft in the largest B-2 operation in US history.
  • The strikes used 75 precision weapons, including 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs, to penetrate deeply buried enrichment halls.
  • Satellite imagery indicates significant damage to ventilation shafts and aboveground structures, though the facilities remain partially intact.
  • President Donald Trump threatened further strikes unless Iran stood down, Iran has vowed retaliation, and protests have erupted worldwide.