CNN has learned the reasons for the US refusal to use bunker buster bombs in Isfahan
The United States did not drop a bunker buster bomb on the nuclear facility in Isfahan, Iran, because it is too deep. This was reported on June 28 by CNN, citing sources.
According to three sources, the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant General of the United States Air Force (Air Force) Dan Kane spoke at a closed-door briefing for members of Congress on June 26. It is noted that during his speech, he cited evidence that the United States had not dropped the bomb.
"American B2 bombers have dropped more than a dozen bunker buster bombs on Iran's Fordo and Natanz nuclear facilities. But Isfahan was hit only by Tomahawk missiles launched from an American submarine," the article says.
It is noted that Kane's comment is the first known explanation for why the US military did not hit the facility in Isfahan with a Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb. According to the publication, US officials believe that almost 60% of Iran's enriched uranium reserves, which the republic will need to create nuclear weapons, are stored underground.Газета.Ru ".
Earlier in the day, The New York Post reported on the work of Iranian construction crews at the site of the US strike on the Fordo nuclear facility. It was clarified that they were engaged in work on the surface of the uranium enrichment plant.
On June 21, US President Donald Trump announced an attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. He then threatened Tehran with new strikes if peace was not achieved. On June 22, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi accused the United States of violating the UN Charter, international law and the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). On June 23, it was reported that Iran launched 11 missiles at US military bases in Qatar and Iraq during Operation Good News of Victory.
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