United States launched airstrikes targeting three key Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, marking a significant escalation in Middle East tensions. The operation, named ”Midnight Hammer,” involved B-2 stealth bombers deploying bunker-buster bombs and a U.S. submarine launching over two dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles. The strikes, the largest B-2 operation in history, aimed to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program, with President Donald Trump stating the facilities were “totally obliterated.” The attack followed Iran’s missile launches targeting Israel, which killed 24 civilians, and Israel’s earlier strikes on Iranian sites starting June 13. At least 430 Iranians were killed and 3,500 injured since the conflict began, per Iran’s health ministry. The U.S. action came after failed diplomatic efforts by Britain, Germany, France, and the EU to de-escalate. The Department of Defense praised the military’s execution, noting the B-2s’ return to Whiteman Air Force Base.
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