U.S. Air Force leaders point to Operation Midnight Hammer as a clear demonstration of combat readiness, while warning it also exposed gaps that could hinder extended long-range strike campaigns.
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that F-35A fighters carried out suppression of enemy air defences and provided escort duties during Operation Midnight Hammer, the 22 June strike on Iranian uranium enrichment and nuclear research sites.
Details of a major United States military operation targeting Iranian nuclear facilities have come to light, following exclusive reporting by Fox News Digital.
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin visited Whiteman Air Force Base on 10 July to commend personnel involved in the execution of Operation Midnight Hammer.
Operation Midnight Hammer, conducted on 22 June 2025, involved around 125 U.S. military aircraft and a guided-missile submarine targeting Iran’s nuclear sites.
In June, the United States carried out a historic military operation targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities, deploying B-2 Spirit stealth bombers and the powerful GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs.
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The U.S. Department of Defense has assessed that Iran’s nuclear programme has been delayed by at least a year following American airstrikes on three critical nuclear facilities last month.
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The Missouri National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing has taken part in a major U.S. military operation targeting nuclear weapons development sites in Iran.
In a mission described as “historically successful”, the United States has destroyed a key Iranian nuclear facility in a precision strike 15 years in the making.
The U.S. Air Force has released official images and video footage showing B-2 Spirit stealth bombers departing and returning to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.
In a night-time operation between 21 and 22 June, U.S. B-2 Spirit strategic bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri carried out a strike on underground Iranian nuclear facilities.
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Dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer,” Centcom deployed multiple combined assets to inflict significant damage at the sites of Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.
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