Operation Midnight Hammer

US Air Force orders 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker busters as Iran tensions rise

After using 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOP) during Operation Midnight Hammer against Iranian nuclear facilities, the USAF needs to replenish its arsenal.

B-2 bomber drops a GBU-57 during a test
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet climbs after taking off from the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the U.S. struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.

F-22s pulled from Super Bowl flyover after reassignment for operational missions

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025

Oil’s geopolitical premium vanished in 2025 and may not return - opinion

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 29, 2025.

US support for Israel not a favor from past but an investment in region's future - editorial


Iran’s countdown to erase Israel backfires - opinion

Iran's leaders may regret the clock erected in Tehran; the longer it continues to mark down the days until Israel’s putative disappearance, the more of a humiliation it becomes.

 IRAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araghchi speaks on the phone during a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, in Istanbul on Saturday. If Iran’s leadership believes it can’t prevail against Israel and the US, it will likely decide to negotiate, says the writer.

Iranian officials consider removing Ali Khamenei in plot to replace supreme leader - report

Iranian officials are considering removing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei after the US and Israel heavily struck the country's nuclear facilities.

 Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei seen on the backdrop of the pre-revolution flag of Iran (illustrative)

IAEA confirms extensive damage to Isfahan nuclear facility in Iran via tunnels

The IAEA confirmed that the Iranian nuclear facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, were hit after the US strikes in Iran during “Operation Midnight Hammer.”

 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.

 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.

Israel faces 'turning point' in Iran war after Trump joins strikes, IDF chief says

Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment with members of the General Staff Forum.

 Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir held a situational assessment with members of the General Staff Forum June 22, 2025

'Finish the job': How Netanyahu convinced Trump to strike Iran's nuclear sites - exclusive

Trump only planned to bomb nuclear facilities in Fordow - but was convinced by Netanyahu and Dermer to target Natanz and Isfahan, an Israeli official told the Post.

 L to R: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Donald Trump. (illustration)

'A nuclear Iran would have been a death sentence' Danon says at UNSC meeting

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the council must act "to halt the fighting and return to serious, sustained negotiations on the Iran nuclear program."

 Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon addresses delegates during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following U.S attack on Iran's nuclear sites, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., June 22, 2025.

Pakistan condemns Trump's bombing of Iran - a day after nominating him for Peace Prize

Pakistan on Sunday said Trump's decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities violated international law and that diplomacy was the only way to resolve the Iran crisis.

 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attend a joint press conference in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2025.

Tel Aviv shares hit record highs after US strikes Iran nuclear sites

Bond prices increased as much as 0.2% on Sunday. The shekel does not trade on Sunday but it has rallied from 3.61 per dollar on June 11 to 3.48 on Friday and is up some 1% this month.

 THE STOCK exchange flag flies between two Israeli flags at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange building. In 2024, the Israeli stock market outperformed all major stock indices, including the NASDAQ 100, the S&P 500, and the FTSE 100, the writers point out.

Midnight Hammer: How Trump outsmarted Congress, the media, and Iran in one move - opinion

Like most other Israelis, there was nothing I wanted more this past week than that US President Donald Trump would decide to enter the war on our side. And then he did.

US President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 10, 2025.