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22 Jun 2025 · Day 10 of 12Pentagon briefing details scale of Operation Midnight Hammer
United StatesIranian nuclear programConfirmed
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine briefed reporters on the operation. They said it involved more than 125 US aircraft, seven B-2 bombers, 14 GBU-57 MOP bunker-busters, roughly 30 submarine-launched Tomahawks and about 75 total precision-guided weapons. Caine said 'we are currently unaware of any shots fired at the US strike package' and that Iran's fighters did not fly and its surface-to-air missiles did not engage.
Reported casualties
Caine said US forces took no fire during the mission.
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