We begin with Iran. Last night, a fleet of American war plananes flew halfway around the world and dropped more than a dozen 30,000 lb bombs on Iran's main nuclear facilities. President Trump watched from the situation room.It was the first time the ultraheavy bunker buster bombs have been used in combat. Satellite imagery of the aftermath showed large craters and destroyed buildings. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Kaine, said it's too early to say if Iran's nuclear capabilities have bee ...

A short time ago, the US military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime. For Natants, and Esfahan, Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. More than 125 US aircraft participated in this mission, including B2 stealth bombers, multiple flights of fourth and fifth generation fighters, dozens and dozens of air refueling tankers, a guided missile submarine, and a full array of intelligence, surveillance, and ...

This is something that many in the Middle East were anticipating, some dreading, some hoping for going back decades. The conclusive potentially intervention of the US superpower with US firepower putting paid to sites in Iran that would designed specifically to withstand conventional attacks, including by Israel, which is arguably the Middle East's mightiest military power. So what we've seen now is Trump upending effectively a status quo that was in place that was shaken admittedly by eight or nine days of ...

WE WILL HAVE TO SEE. I BELIEVE THAT IS A BLOOMBERG ISSUE AND WE WILL STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT. HERE IS THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.SEC. HEGSETH: THE ORDER WE RECEIVED FROM OUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF WAS FOCUSED, POWERFUL, AND CLEAR. WE DEVASTATED THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM, BUT THE OPERATION DID NOT TARGET IRANIAN TROOPS OR THE IRANIAN PEOPLE.FOR THE ENTIRETY OF HIS TIME IN OFFICE, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CONSISTENTLY STATED, FOR OVER 10 YEARS, THAT IRAN MUST NOT GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON. -- FULL STOP. THANKS TO HIS COMMITMEN ...

Military Operation Overview - US military operation "Midnight Hammer" targeted Iranian nuclear program, specifically infrastructure at Esphahan, Foraux and Natans [1][3][4] - The operation involved approximately 75 precision-guided weapons, including 14 GBU57 massive ordinance penetrators (30,000 lb each) [6][7] - Over 125 US aircraft participated, including B2 bombers, fighters, tankers, and ISR assets [8] Strategic and Tactical Execution - The operation employed deception tactics, including decoy aircraft and electronic warfare, to maintain surprise [1][3] - Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched from a US submarine to strike targets at Esphahan [3] - High-speed suppression weapons and preemptive suppressing fires were used to neutralize Iranian surface-to-air missile threats [3] Battle Damage Assessment - Initial assessments indicate extremely severe damage and destruction to all three Iranian nuclear infrastructure sites [7] - The primary target, Fordo, is believed to have suffered destruction of capabilities [8] - Iranian air defenses and fighter aircraft did not engage the US strike package [6]

WE WILL HAVE TO SEE. I BELIEVE THAT IS A BLOOMBERG ISSUE AND WE WILL STRAIGHTEN THAT OUT. HERE IS THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.SEC. HEGSETH: THE ORDER WE RECEIVED FROM OUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF WAS FOCUSED, POWERFUL, AND CLEAR. WE DEVASTATED THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM, BUT THE OPERATION DID NOT TARGET IRANIAN TROOPS OR THE IRANIAN PEOPLE.FOR THE ENTIRETY OF HIS TIME IN OFFICE, PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS CONSISTENTLY STATED, FOR OVER 10 YEARS, THAT IRAN MUST NOT GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON. -- FULL STOP. THANKS TO HIS COMMITMEN ...

Bastard. We are absolutely ready for a negotiated solution for our nuclear program as we did in 2015. It is obvious I cannot go to to negotiation with the United States when our people are under bombardment under the support of the United States.Uh we have come unfortunately to the conclusion that the United States has been in this aggression from the from the beginning. What do you If the council fails to act now, it will send a message that international law and resolution apply selectively. If the non-pr ...

- [Narrator] This is a GBU-57, known as a Massive Ordnance Penetrator. At 20 feet long and weighing 30,000 pounds, it is the world's largest non-nuclear bomb and can destroy targets buried deep underground, earning it the name "Bunker Buster". to destroy Iran's heavily fortified nuclear facilities, experts say these are the conventional weapons with the best chance of success.- This is a big sucker. It is called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, which basically sums up what it is. - [Narrator] Here's why the ...

President Trump reportedly considering direct strikes against nuclear facilities in Iran. Aean Javvers joins us right here on set to talk about what is happening in Washington and what he's hearing. Aean, uh, good morning. Good to see you. Yeah, good morning. Good to see you, Becky. I mean, we don't know. We're kind of in waiting and holding mode right now as we wait for President Trump to make his decision. We do know uh that there was this meeting in the situation room yesterday. We don't know what option ...

President Trump left the G7 meeting early to focus on the conflict between Israel and Iran. And the president says he's looking for something uh in his words better than a ceasefire. Joining us now, former Biden senior adviser Amos Hawkin.He's a managing partner at TWWG Global. And I assume you uh Amos, and it's good to see. I I assume you have a pretty good idea of um how the world is supplied right now with oil.And you can explain why we did see a little a move higher, but we certainly didn't see the any ...