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US Considers Mother Of All Bombs Against Iran

15 Oct

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James GordonDaily Mail
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'The MOAB is a massive information operation type weapon that is great for huge area clearance but not much else,' a source familiar with Pentagon planning told CNN.

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President Donald Trump is considering unleashing America's most powerful non-nuclear bomb against Iran in a devastating new assault as pressure mounts to end the deeply unpopular war.

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15 Oct
'The MOAB is a massive information operation type weapon that is great for huge area clearance but not much else,' a source familiar with Pentagon planning told CNN.
4 outlets · Daily Mail

Coverage 5 articles

15 Oct Trump threatens to drop ‘the mother of all bombs’ on Iran in major escalation
The Independent
15 Oct US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs': report
Dawn
15 Oct US considers hitting Iran with ‘Mother of All Bombs’: CNN
The Straits Times
15 Oct Trump considers using largest non-nuclear bomb against Iran as president faces pressure to end the war: report
Daily Mail
15 Oct US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in future strikes on Iran: report
New York Post

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