{"id":18385,"date":"2025-03-31T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=18385"},"modified":"2025-03-31T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:28:13","slug":"u-s-president-iran-will-face-bombings-like-theyve-never-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/u-s-president-iran-will-face-bombings-like-theyve-never-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. President: Iran Will Face Bombings \u201cLike They\u2019ve Never Seen\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

In response, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a blunt warning:
\n\u201cIf Iran doesn\u2019t make a deal, there will be bombings\u2014and bombings like they\u2019ve never seen before.\u201d<\/p>\n

Background to the Escalation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Billboard in Tehran | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trump\u2019s remarks come amid new threats reported by the British newspaper The Telegraph<\/em>. According to the report, Iran has warned it would target British forces stationed in the Chagos archipelago if the United States launches an attack.<\/p>\n

A senior Iranian military official told The Telegraph<\/em> that in the event of a U.S. strike, Tehran would retaliate by hitting the joint American-British naval base in Diego Garcia.
\n\u201cThere will be no distinction between American and British forces if Iran is attacked from any base within range of our missiles,\u201d the official warned.<\/p>\n

Just last week, the military news outlet The War Zone<\/em> reported that open-source intelligence indicates the U.S. has moved strategic bombers closer to Iranian nuclear sites.<\/p>\n

The \u201cBunker Buster\u201d Platform
\n<\/strong>B-2 Spirit stealth bombers have been deployed to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean\u2014a key strategic location providing quick access to targets across the Middle East. The B-2 is particularly relevant in the context of Iran, as it can carry the Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)\u2014a 14-ton \u201cbunker buster\u201d bomb designed to destroy heavily fortified underground facilities. The B-2 serves as the primary delivery system for this powerful weapon.<\/p>\n

No Bunker Too Deep<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gallant and Austin | Photo: Miriam Alster \/ Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The U.S. has already demonstrated the B-2\u2019s capabilities in recent operations. In October, the bombers flew from America to strike Houthi targets in Yemen.
\n\u201cThis showcases America\u2019s ability to hit facilities our adversaries believe are out of reach\u2014no matter how deep they\u2019re buried or how well fortified,\u201d then\u2013Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said at the time.<\/p>\n

While the MOP is primarily considered a key option for targeting Iran\u2019s nuclear infrastructure, it may also be used against the Houthis. According to reports, the Houthis are operating a network of underground bunkers in Yemen\u2019s Saada Governorate, near the Saudi border.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Trump had already warned that \u201cany further attacks by the Houthis will be met with overwhelming force,\u201d adding that \u201cIran will be held responsible and will suffer severe consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tensions between Washington and Tehran are continuing to escalate. Following the delivery of what\u2019s been described as a \u201cdeadline letter\u201d from the U.S. to Iranian leadership\u2014demanding renewed negotiations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program\u2014Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday that his country is rejecting all direct contact with the United States regarding both its nuclear and missile programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":18387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6,65],"tags":[2264,1539,2890],"class_list":["post-18385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-security","category-world","tag-donald-trump","tag-iran","tag-iranian-nuclear-program"],"yoast_head":"\nU.S. President: Iran Will Face Bombings \u201cLike They\u2019ve Never Seen\u201d - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"U.S. President: Iran Will Face Bombings \u201cLike They\u2019ve Never Seen\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tensions between Washington and Tehran are continuing to escalate. 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