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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter and departing the White House on June 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Less than 12 hours after announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, Trump is traveling to the Netherlands to attend the NATO leaders' summit.
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Turbulent Start To Iran-Israel Ceasefire But It’s Holding, At Least For Now

The U.S. president railed against Israel and Iran after signs that the ceasefire that he helped broker was evaporating.

The U.S. Air Force's first combat employment of 30,000-pound GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker buster bombs in recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites draws new attention to work toward a successor.
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GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Successor In The Works

Here's what we know about the new weapon being sought to replace the B-2's MOP and equip the B-21 in the future.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he has engineered a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
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Israel-Iran Ceasefire Is Now In Effect (Updated)

The U.S. president said the ceasefire aims to end the conflict, which he also named the 12-Day War.

Satellite imagery shows clear evidence that Iran took steps to seal off its nuclear enrichment facility at Fordow in the days leading up to the U.S. strikes, which would have helped shield it against a potential ground raid.
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Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Site Likely Sealed Up Before B-2 Strikes

Plugging Fordow's tunnel entrances with dirt would have preempted the growing threat of an Israeli commando raid.

The Israeli military said it had struck command centers belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and other domestic security forces responsible for “maintaining the regime’s stability.”
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Israel Strikes Key Iranian Command And Control Sites In Tehran (Updated)

Attacks on command and control infrastructure also targeted the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as Israel seeks to degrade Iran's ability to coordinate its military operations.

US base in qatar attacked by iranian ballistic missiles
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Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Revenge Strike On Al Udeid Air Base In Qatar (Updated)

Iran has fired missiles at the sprawling Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, host to U.S. troops and military aircraft.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine have now briefed TWZ and other reporters on the historic strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities last night, dubbed Operation Might Hammer.
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B-2 Strikes On Iran: What We Know About Operation Midnight Hammer (Updated)

The mission that has been in contingency planning and rehearsal for many years included assets from below the waves to space.

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U.S. Has Attacked Iran’s Nuclear Facilities (Updated)

The United States has joined the kinetic war against Iran, striking Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities.

At least two separate groups of B-2 Spirit stealth bombers are currently heading westward across the Pacific Ocean, but their exact final destination is currently unclear.
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B-2 Bombers Head West Across Pacific Amidst Iran Crisis

A major B-2 deployment was the key piece missing from the rapid U.S. military buildup ahead of possible strikes on Iran.

WASSENAAR, NETHERLANDS - MAY 5: Visitors are taken on guided tours as the Seyss-Inquart bunker opens its doors to the public on Liberation Day for a special "Freedom Meal" on May 5, 2025 in Wassenaar, Netherlands. The holiday marks the Netherlands' liberation from Nazi occupation 80 years ago. The bunker is named after Arthur Seyss-Inquart, a prominent Nazi official who served as Reich Commissioner during the German occupation of the Netherlands.He was found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the Nuremberg Trials and subsequently executed. After the war, the bunker, concealed beneath a structure resembling a traditional Dutch farmhouse, was repurposed by the Dutch armed forces during the Cold War and served as a site for NATO military exercises. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)
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Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Relevant to the headlines.

Iran's nuclear scientists were assassinated in their homes using an undisclosed weapon.
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Top Iranian Nuclear Scientists Killed By Secret Israeli Weapon: Report

The operation was designed to strike a major blow against Iran's nuclear program where the targeted individuals would least expect it.

Residents of the Tucson, Arizona area were startled earlier this week by a group of helicopters, including at least one Russian-made Mi-17 Hip, making very low nighttime flights as part of what turned out to be a U.S. military exercise.
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Secretive Russian-Made Mi-17 Helicopter Makes Unusual Appearance In Tucson

A recent U.S. military urban training exercise involved helicopters of the types used by a shadowy U.S. aviation unit.

A new photo provides our best view so far of the Shenyang J-35, China’s next-generation carrier-based fighter. It’s part of a relative flurry of imagery showing some of China’s latest military aircraft. In sharp contrast to the blurry or heavily edited shots we have become familiar with out of China in the past, these various higher-quality images provide a fascinating snapshot of the breadth of developments taking place right now in China’s military aerospace realm.
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China’s J-35 Naval Stealth Fighter Seen Like Never Before

As well as new imagery of the J-35, we have gotten our best look at the KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft that will operate alongside it.

At least one Iranian ballistic missile impacted the port city of Haifa in northern Israel.
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Iranian Ballistic Missiles Hit “Strategic Points” In Israeli Port City Of Haifa (Updated)

Iran continues to send missiles and drones against Israel, with the port city that houses the main base of the Israeli Navy among the latest to be attacked.

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U.S. Decision On Striking Iran To Be Made In “Next Two Weeks” (Updated)

Trump has been mulling over U.S. involvement in the kinetic operation against Iran, but the White House says they are still pushing for diplomatic solution.

North Korea is reportedly sending 25,000 workers to Russia to build and learn how to operate drones.
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North Korea Sending Russia Thousand Of Workers To Build Shahed Drones: Report

News about North Korea sending Russia additional personnel comes weeks after Ukraine's spy chief told us it would happen.

Iran fired at least one ballistic missile with a warhead containing multiple submunitions as part of a particularly destructive barrage on Israel earlier today.
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Iran Just Used Ballistic Missiles With Cluster Warheads To Strike Israel

Cluster munitions offer Iran a way to try to maximize damage, but indiscriminately, and add to the complexities for defenders.

U.S. President Donald Trump is edging closer to a decision on whether to attack Iran.
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World Waits As Trump Mulls Direct Military Action Against Iran

The U.S. president has reportedly approved a strike plan on Iran but has yet to make the final decision on moving forward with it.

MQ-28 Ghost Bat drones have demonstrated their ability to engage an aerial target while under the direction of the crew of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft.
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MQ-28 Ghost Bats Controlled From E-7 Wedgetail In Loyal Wingman Test

MQ-28 drones can provide organic protection and extended sensor capabilities for lumbering support aircraft like the E-7 early warning jet.

C-130 from the IAF dropping material via airdrop.
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Could Israeli C-130s Drop GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bunker Busters?

B-2s are the only aircraft that can employ MOPs to get at Iran's deepest facilities, but C-130s may be a viable option with a similar weapon.