US strikes Iran in ‘Operation Midnight Hammer'
US strikes Iran in 'Operation Midnight Hammer' NewsFeed
'Extremely severe damage and destruction.' The US military struck the Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites in Iran overnight, causing 'severe damage and destruction.' The top US military officer gave details of the strikes, which included the use of 14 30,000-pound bunker-busting bombs.
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