Midnight Hammer: How U.S. Stealth Bombers Obliterated Iran’s Nuclear Sites and Shook the World
Operation Midnight Hammer occurred June 21–22, 2025, a one-night U.S. stealth airstrike targeting Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Seven B-2 Spirit bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, for an ~18-hour flight to Iran with mid-air refuelings, escorted by F-22 and F-35 fighters and electronic warfare support aircraft. The raid delivered 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator bunker-buster bombs, each weighing 30,000 pounds, to strike the underground enrichment halls. An Ohio-class submarine in the Arabian Sea launched more than two dozen Tomahawk missiles at Isfahan to destroy above-ground targets and divert attention. The operation employed deception tactics including decoys, with a separate
