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US strikes on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility “severely damaged” but did not destroy the underground complex, a senior American official told the New York Times on Sunday, Anadolu reports. The official, speaking anonymously, acknowledged that B-2 stealth bomber attacks using bunker-buster bombs failed to eliminate the “heavily fortified” facility despite causing significant damage. The US deployed six bunker-buster bombs against Fordo using B-2 bombers, while submarine-launched cruise missiles targeted Natanz and Isfahan facilities, amid escalating regional tensions. US President Donald Trump announced that American forces conducted “very successful” strikes on the Iranian nuclear sites. READ: US ‘crossed every red line’ with latest attack on nuclear facilities: Iranian foreign minister Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the operations as an “incredible and overwhelming […]
