US Considers Mother Of All Bombs On Iran
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- James GordonDaily Mail
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- AFPDawn
- James C. ReynoldsThe Independent
- Jennifer JacobsCBS News
- Eleanor WatsonCBS News
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The military is planning for the potential use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb — better known by its nickname, the “Mother Of All Bombs” — to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, according to the news outlet, which quoted officials familiar with the matter.
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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 military is planning for the potential use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb — better known by its nickname, the “Mother Of All Bombs” — to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, according to the news outlet, which quoted officials familiar with the matter.
Coverage 8 articles
16 Oct ‘Like a tiny nuclear bomb’: Trump details proposed heavy ordnance against Iran
Washington Examiner
15 Oct Pentagon may use "mother of all bombs" on Iran, sources say
CBS News
15 Oct White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran
CBS News15 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
Dawn15 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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