B-2 Bombers Launch Longest Strike Mission Yet, Hit Iran’s Nuclear Targets
News Desk: In a dramatic show of force, U.S. B-2 Spirit stealth bombers flew non-stop for nearly 37 hours from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri to launch a coordinated strike on Iran’s key nuclear sites, according to multiple media reports. The high-risk operation targeted three major facilities — Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan — in what former President Donald Trump described as a “spectacular military success.”
Addressing the nation shortly after the mission, Trump said, “Tonight, I can report to the world that Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace — or face far greater and easier attacks in the future.”
The Pentagon confirmed the involvement of B-2 bombers, which were refueled multiple times mid-air to complete the long-haul mission. The strike featured a deadly combination of six GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs on the fortified Fordow facility and approximately 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched at Natanz and Esfahan.
“Fordow is gone,” Trump declared, referencing the deeply buried site once believed to be one of Iran’s most secure nuclear installations.
Saturday’s airstrikes mark the most direct American military action against Iran in recent years, following a week of mounting tensions and open hostilities between Iran and Israel. The U.S. military had recently repositioned B-2 bombers to Guam, signaling preparation for a long-range operation.
An unnamed Iranian official, cited by Iran’s Tasnim news agency, acknowledged damage to sections of the Fordow facility from what was termed “enemy airstrikes.”
Trump hailed the operation as an “amazing success” and issued a stark warning to Tehran: “Make peace immediately — or get hit again.”
