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Trump orders new strike plans for Iran’s nuclear and energy sites
The options could put regional energy supplies and shipping at risk.
The options could put regional energy supplies and shipping at risk.
The US military is preparing options for new strikes on Iran after tensions over its and earlier fighting. The plans reportedly include nuclear sites such as the deeply buried , plus oil, refining, power and other energy sites. They may involve the , a large conventional bomb that can destroy a wide area. But it may not reach the deepest, strongest underground targets. Planning does not mean President Donald Trump has ordered an attack. The White House says all options remain open, including talks or a wider conflict. A strike could damage Iran’s nuclear and economic systems, but Iran could retaliate against Israel, Gulf states, US forces or ships. Damage to oil, gas or power supplies could raise prices and shake global markets. No attack or market reaction has been confirmed.
Targeting Iranian could threaten oil, gas, electricity, and shipping routes connected to the Gulf. The reported plans therefore carry potential consequences for regional supply and global energy markets, although the available reports do not document a confirmed market reaction.
Proposed U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear or energy sites could prompt against U.S. forces, Israel, or and . Reporting also described Iranian preparations and warnings of broader , but did not establish specific new force movements or decisions tied to these strike plans.
The reported do not show that Trump has decided to launch an attack. The White House has not publicly confirmed the sensitive plans, while the administration’s stated position remains that .
The MOAB can devastate an area comparable to several city blocks, but officials reportedly question whether it could enough to destroy Pickaxe Mountain or other hardened underground sites. Its larger effect would likely be against exposed infrastructure rather than deeply buried facilities.
The reported options include the GBU-43/B MOAB, a designed to produce a very large . It is not a nuclear weapon, and its possible inclusion remains an rather than an announced deployment.
The reported packages extend beyond nuclear locations to numerous Iranian energy facilities. Potential targets reportedly include surface oil, refining, and , linking the military options to Iran’s economic capacity and .
Reported plans include Iranian nuclear facilities, including the underground complex. US and Israeli officials reportedly believe critical nuclear-related equipment is located at the site, which is protected by deep rock and other .
Trump reportedly instructed the military to prepare additional against Iranian targets. The direction included extensive energy infrastructure and possible use of the Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, or .
The US military reportedly developed new for possible renewed attacks on Iran. The reported packages cover and a broad range of energy infrastructure, but reporting does not establish that President Donald Trump authorized an attack.