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Iranian nuclear program degraded by up to two years, Pentagon says

The results of the strikes are being closely watched to see how far they may have set back Iran's nuclear program, after President Donald Trump said it had been obliterated.

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Pentagon Spokesperson Sean Parnell addresses the media in the Pentagon, March 17, 2025.
Satellite image shows a close up view of destroyed buildings at Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center, after it was hit by US airstrikes, in Isfahan, Iran, June 22, 2025.

Operation Midnight Hammer: The strike that shattered Iran's nuclear ambitions - opinion

Saturday night was not just a military achievement. It was a strategic message written in steel, silence, and sky - Iran’s path to the bomb has been shattered.

|ByJOHN SPENCER
Images from the IDF show destroyed nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Iran, June 21, 2025

'The war has begun': IRGC says every American in Mideast now 'legitimate target' after US strikes

A Yemeni Houthi official said on Sunday that the Iran-aligned group's response to the US attack on Iran was "only a matter of time."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

This is the bunker-buster Israel needs from the US to quickly destroy Fordow - opinion

To date, the US military has never confirmed operational use of the GBU-57A/B in combat. It is a strategic weapon held in reserve for the highest-value, hardest-to-reach targets.

|ByJOHN SPENCER

Bunker busters, stealth bombers: The weapons Trump can use to strike Iran - explainer

Donald Trump's arsenal includes powerfully destructive bombs, long-range stealth bombers, an aircraft carrier strike group, Navy destroyers and US troops.

JUNE 18, 2025ByCOURTNEY MCBRIDE, TONY CAPACCIO/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS
A US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft releases a GBU-28 "Bunker Buster" 5,000-pound Laser-Guided Bomb over Utah Test and Training Range, August 2009

US shipment of 2,000lb bombs arrives in Israel after Trump breaks Biden freeze

The shipment came in as the IDF was considering renewing the war in Gaza in the coming two weeks should Hamas cease releasing hostages.

FEBRUARY 16, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
2,000lb bombs from the US are loaded onto trucks in Israel's Ashdod Port, February 15, 2025.

What is the US's key to weakening Iranian influence in the Gulf? - analysis

The Cold War-era plane will be updated to increase its capabilities on the modern battlefield, against both Iran and affiliated groups.

APRIL 28, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors arrive at Al Dhafra Air Base, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in this photo taken on February 12, 2022 and released by the U.S. Air Force on February 12, 2022.