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Bunker busting bombs, more than 100 aircraft and 'several decoys': How Operation Midnight Hammer unfolded
Details are emerging about the US strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.
The US military has provided details about which sites have been hit and what military elements have been used, as President Donald Trump hailed the attack on social media. From the number of bunker buster bombs dropped to where they hit, here's what we know so far.
Follow latest: US bombers strike three Iranian nuclear sites How did 'Operation Midnight Hammer' unfold? The US's most senior military official gave details of how the attack, named Operation Midnight Hammer, unfolded. General Dan Caine, chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, said that at midnight on Friday, a large "B-2 strike package of bombers" launched from the US, flying east across the Atlantic.
To maintain the element of surprise, some other bombers flew west into the Pacific. During the 18-hour flight, the planes underwent multiple rounds of refuelling.
As the seven B-2 bombers entered Iran, the US deployed "several decoys.
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