Full CoverageAlarm as White House Says Trump Has Not Ruled Out Dropping Nuclear Weapon on Iran
By Jake Johnson
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As U.S. Considers Using Bunker-Buster Bombs, Here’s What It Takes to Hit Iran’s Deepest Nuclear Site
By Leanne Abraham, Samuel Granados & Jeremy White
What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, and could US weapons destroy it?
By John Psaropoulos
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By Louisa Naks
Trump bombing Iran's Fordo nuclear site would not be another Chernobyl
For context
What to know about bunker-buster bombs and Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility
By David Rising
What are the risks of bombing Iran's nuclear sites?
What is the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, the U.S. bunker-busting bomb?
By Warren P. Strobel, Maham Javaid & Alex Horton
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Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site Is Deep Underground
By Samuel Granados, Helene Cooper & Eric P. Schmitt
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By John Paul Rathbone & Charles Clover
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Hamid Mir حامد میر
HamidMirPAK
Israel cannot defeat Iran without the open and active support of US that’s why Israel is desperate for B2 bombers. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/19/why-israel-wants-us-bunker-busters-to-hit-irans-fordow-nuclear-site
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Anthony Zurcher
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Great details and an amazing use of Google Earth to show the surroundings of the Iranian nuclear enrichment site buried beneath a mountain www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-868e3c3d-25ec-43cb-bcc0-8832464b91ca
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Atlantic Council
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“If Israel lacks the capability to destroy it, and if a diplomatic solution is not realistic, then US President Donald Trump should authorize the US bombing of Fordow,” writes @ACMideast’s @jpanikoff.
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/trump-iran-israel-bomb-fordow-war/?utm_campaign=read&utm_content=20250619&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=Atlantic+Council
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Ali Vaez
AliVaez
Israel is targeting Iran’s nuclear sites, but uranium could be traveling around undetected www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-israel-targets-iranian-nuclear-sites/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter
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