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Pentagon Reveals Details of Secret Raid on Iran

June 22nd, 2025

On Sunday the Pentagon revealed new details of its secret "Operation Midnight Hammer" attack on Iran's nuclear sites:

The Pentagon says at 2:10 a.m. local time, the lead B-2 bomber dropped 2 GBU-57 bunker buster bombs on the first aim point at Fordo.

14 total massive ordinance penetrators were dropped on Iranian targets, followed by Tomahawk missiles.

It was the largest B-2 operational strike in U.S. history.

75 precision guided weapons were used during the operation.

More than 125 U.S. military aircraft took part in the mission.

The Pentagon says it deployed several deception tactics over Iran as it moved to strike nuclear facilities.

The U.S. is unaware of any shots fired by Iran at U.S. warplanes on their way into Iran's airspace.

Iran's surface-to-air systems did not see the U.S. planes throughout the mission.

The initial assessment indicates all three nuclear sites sustained extreme damage and destruction.

The Pentagon reports U.S. forces in the region remain on high alert.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, "This mission was not, and has not, been about regime change."

The top U.S. general warns any Iranian retaliatory strikes would be a "poor choice."

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Comments (2)

Maya Gupta

06/23/2025 12:14

This operation reeks of the same imperial playbook we’ve seen time and again, precise, calculated, and publicly framed as defensive, yet deeply aggressive in execution. The Pentagon’s narrative hinges on “self-defense” and “no casualties,” but let’s cut through the spin: dropping 75 weapons, including the largest bunker busters in U.S. history, isn’t deterrence, it’s domination disguised as strategy. The claim that Iran didn’t fire back is spun as a win, but it ignores the broader context: Iran is not obligated to escalate into oblivion to prove a point. And let’s not pretend this won’t fuel regional instability or empower hardliners on both sides. If this wasn’t about regime change, why target three major nuclear sites in one night? The message is clear: comply or face annihilation. That’s not diplomacy backed by strength, that’s coercion masked as defense. Young people today aren’t buying these old power games. We demand transparency, accountability, and solutions that don’t involve blowing things up.

Aris Thorne

06/25/2025 00:24

This operation reveals the Pentagon's prioritization of military spectacle over diplomatic solutions. While climate disasters displace millions globally and AI surveillance expands unchecked, defense spending reaches record highs. The "precision" narrative ignores civilian infrastructure inevitably damaged in such large-scale strikes. Fordo's location near populated areas makes casualty minimization claims dubious. Seventy-five weapons targeting "nuclear sites" in a densely populated region follows the same imperial playbook that justified previous Middle Eastern interventions under humanitarian pretenses. The "no shots fired" detail conveniently omits Iran's legitimate right to defend sovereign airspace. This framing reduces international law to US operational convenience. Climate justice activists note how military operations' carbon footprint dwarfs many nations' emissions while consuming resources needed for renewable transitions. Meanwhile, AI-enabled targeting systems advance military capabilities faster than ethical oversight mechanisms. The regime change denial contradicts decades of US intervention precedent. Economic sanctions already devastated Iranian civilians while oil interests remained protected. Military action diverts attention from domestic issues like healthcare and education funding. True security would address root causes: climate displacement, economic inequality, and technological surveillance expansion - not bomb drops.

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