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The U.S. military has prepared potential plans and options to use the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, known as the mother of all bombs, against targets in Iran. President Donald Trump discussed the weapon in an interview and declined to rule out its use after the midterm elections. Reports indicate the administration is weighing military options as pressure mounts to end the conflict.
Reports across the political spectrum agree that the U.S. military has developed plans to potentially use the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb against Iran and that President Trump has addressed the possibility.
Left-leaning outlets like The New Republic focus critically on President Trump's statements, describing his description of the bomb as garbled. Center outlets like CBS News and Bloomberg emphasize the sourcing of the plans from officials familiar with the matter and Trump's remarks declining to rule out the strike. Right-leaning outlets like Breitbart News and PJ Media frame the reports within the context of ongoing military strategies and potential strikes against Iranian infrastructure.
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Source context: President Donald Trump isn’t doing a good job of explaining why he would drop one of America’s largest bombs on Iran. In an interview with Newsmax’s Rob Finnerty Thursday, Trump was asked about reports that he was considering dropping the “mother of all bombs,” one of the largest…
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President Trump said Wednesday night at a rally in Montana that he wasn’t sure who U.S. officials were negotiating with in their efforts to bring an end to the Iran war. “They don’t have a navy. They don’t have an air force. Their army is decimated. Their leaders are gone,” the president said, referencing the…
The White House and Pentagon have prepared plans to use a Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb to hit military sites in Iran if ordered by President Trump, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
The "mother of all bombs" refers to the military's GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb.
The U.S. military has reportedly drawn up options for strikes on Iran that include the potential use of one of the biggest non-nuclear bombs in its arsenal.
President Donald Trump declined to rule out using a weapon known as the “Mother of all Bombs” on Iran after the US midterm elections.
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President Donald Trump is weighing new military options against Iran that could include the largest non-nuclear bomb in the U.S. arsenal, as his administration faces mounting pressure to end the war as the November midterm elections approach. The U.S. military has developed plans for potential strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear…
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The U.S. military has developed plans for potential strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure that could include deploying the “Mother of All Bombs,” the largest non-nuclear bomb in the American arsenal, if President Donald Trump authorizes renewed attacks, according to a report Thursday.
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