US Executes Complex Bombing Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites

The U.S. bombing operation targeting Iranian nuclear sites, including the deeply embedded Fordow facility, was described by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the most secretive and complex military operation in history. The mission involved a 37-hour flight by Air Force and Air National Guard crews, most of whom are elite weapons school graduates, and utilized 30,000-pound GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs designed specifically to penetrate fortified underground targets. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine revealed that the strikes were the culmination of nearly two decades of covert intelligence gathering by two Defense Threat Reduction Agency agents who meticulously studied the Fordow site to develop the precise targeting and munitions needed. Despite Pentagon claims of a resounding success and significant damage to Iran's nuclear program, the operation has faced skepticism and ridicule on social media, and Iran's Supreme Leader dismissed the impact as overstated. The strikes resulted in a ceasefire agreement and the end of a 12-day conflict, but debate over the operation’s true effectiveness continues.