Pentagon Releases New Footage to Explain Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities

The Pentagon released new footage to explain how the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities took place. They showed testing videos claiming that the strikes were successful. Unlike a normal surface bomb, the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) does not leave an impact crater when crashing into a target, according to the Pentagon.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Dan Caine denied claims that the strikes achieved nothing and caused little damage to the three Iranian nuclear facilities. They released new footage of the bombers' attack and explained that the bombs are designed to deeply bury and then function, making the damage not visible on the surface level.

Gen Caine explained that the primary kill mechanisms in the mission space were a mix of overpressure and blast. Hegseth criticized the media for questioning the success of the operation and emphasized the historic achievements in the military.

Caine provided insights into the planning of the strikes on the subterranean nuclear plant at Fordow and the successful execution of the mission. He highlighted the complexity of the operation that used vents in the plant to deliver six weapons and showed a test video of a bunker-busting bomb's lethality.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claimed that the US strikes did not achieve anything and accused Trump of exaggerating their impact.

According to the source: Times of India.