BREAKING: Iran claims Intelligence services recently foiled a major Israeli plot to assassinate FM Araghchi in Tehran.

Could the U.S. Use Tactical Nukes on Iran’s Fordow Site?

It’s possible — but nearly unthinkable.

Fordow, Iran’s underground nuclear facility buried under 80 meters of rock, is designed to withstand conventional strikes.

While the U.S. has powerful bunker-busters like the GBU-57 MOP, doubts remain about their ability to fully destroy Fordow.

That’s why some mention tactical nuclear weapons, such as the B61-12, as a last-resort option.

These bombs can be tuned to specific yields and potentially collapse deep underground bunkers.

But the consequences would be massive:
Global backlash and isolation for the U.S.
Humanitarian disaster from fallout.
A new nuclear arms race.

Technically, the U.S. could do it. Politically and morally, it’s almost impossible.

For now, the idea remains theoretical — a capability that’s highly unlikely to be used.

MORE: Military cargo from the U.S. arrives for Israeli Army.

Fox WH Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich:

The US military has no doubt about the efficacy of bunker busters in eliminating the site at Fordow, also denying that any options (including tactical nukes) have been taken off the table.

UPDATE: Claims that Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei was targeted in Tehran bunker appear false. The video footage shared along is also old. The original post was deleted.

Steve Bannon Warns Trump Against Iran War

At a D.C. breakfast event, Steve Bannon urged Trump to avoid deep U.S. military involvement in Iran, opposing strikes on sites like Fordow with large bombs.

He said Israel should finish what it started and warned against “another Iraq.”

Still, he noted Trump’s base would likely back him if he chose military action after explaining it.

Bannon also criticized Netanyahu’s expectations and Israeli intelligence.

Source: Moment Magazine

Netanyahu was furious over Defence Minister Katz’s remarks about targeting Khamenei.

Source: Channel 13

NEW: IDF issues evacuation notice for Sefidrood Industrial Zone near Kalash Taleshan, between Tabriz and Tehran.

Extensive destruction at Israel's Weizmann Institute, a key site for the country’s nuclear research infrastructure, following Iran's missile strike.

It also has ties to Israel’s defense sector and scientific innovation.

Iran Civil Aviation Organization:

Flight cancellations and the closure of airspace have been extended until Friday at 2:00 p.m.

Trump cautious on bombing Iran, fearing ‘new Libya’ scenario

Trump fears Iran could collapse into chaos like Libya if Khamenei falls. He worries about repeating mistakes from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

He’s inclined toward limited bunker-buster strikes on Natanz and Fordow—not regime change.

Concerned a successor to Khamenei could be worse. Cites Libya war as both a destabilizing force and a diplomatic setback with states like North Korea and Iran.

Source: NY Post

NEW: Defense systems are trying to intercept Israeli attacks in eastern Iran.

Iranian air defenses shot down an Israeli drone in the Kahrizak area, south of Tehran.

Source: Al Mayadeen

Fars News Agency:

Security forces have arrested 16 agents working for the Zionist entity in Lorestan Province.

NEW: UK Foreign Office:

Foreign Secretary David Lammy will travel to Geneva to meet with the foreign ministers of Iran, France, and Germany.

NEW: Explosion sounds are being heard on the outskirts of Rasht, an industrial city in northern Iran.

NEW: Following Israel’s attack on Rasht, flames are rising from the area.

NEW: U.S. State Department:

Rubio agreed with his French counterpart to cooperate in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

NEW: One drone launched from Iran was shot down by Israeli air defense systems over the Dead Sea region.

Experts say the cost of operating Israel’s missile defense systems could reach $200 million per day.

Source: WSJ