BANGKOK (AP) — In inserting itself into Israel's war against Iran, Washington unleashed its massive “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran's Fordo fuel enrichment plant.

Those bombs were widely seen as the best chance of damaging or destroying Fordo. This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran on Jan. 24, 2025.

A powerful US bunker-busting bomb was used in combat for the first time when Washington struck Iranian nuclear sites Sunday.Only the US has the GBU-57 -- a 30,000-pound (13,600kg) ...

The US struck Iran’s heavily fortified Fordow nuclear site with bunker-buster bombs on June 21, marking a major escalation. Long seen as immune to Israeli attacks, the underground facility near ...

According to US officials quoted by CNN, The US used six B-2 bombers to drop a dozen bunker buster bombs on the Fordow nuclear site in Iran, a US official told CNN. Navy submarines fired 30 TLAM ...

General Dan Caine, the top US military officer, told journalists on Sunday that Washington's forces dropped 14 of the bombs in the massive operation aimed at knocking out Tehran's nuclear program.

It houses advanced centrifuges that work together to enrich uranium. Because it is buried so deeply, only highly specialized bombs, like the US-made GBU-57 "bunker buster," can potentially destroy it.

Israel would have to rely on the US not just for the bombs but also for their delivery. MOPs can be deployed only on the US Air Force’s B-2 stealth bomber, which can carry two of them.

Dubbed, "Operation Midnight Hammer,” Hegseth called the strikes a complete success. #US #Iran #Israel US bombs Iran: Timeline of attack | Morning in America NewsNation / Jun 22, 2025 / 07:25 AM CDT ...

BANGKOK (AP) — In inserting itself into Israel’s war against Iran, Washington unleashed its massive “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s Fordo fuel enrichment plant. Those bombs were widely … ...