“Hersh, known for his decades of reporting on intelligence and nuclear issues, including his 1991 book The Samson Option which detailed Israel’s nuclear bomb project, asserts that the White House has “signed off on an all-out bombing campaign in Iran.” The primary targets, according to the report, are Iran's most advanced centrifuges, “buried at least 80 meters below the surface at Fordow.” US bombers equipped with "bunker bombs capable of penetrating to that depth" are slated to begin attacking the Fordow facility this weekend.
The timing of these strikes is reportedly a concession to President Trump, who insisted on the delay to "diminish" the "shock of the bombing" before Wall Street trading commences on Monday. This pause also allows for the preparation of over two dozen US Air Force bases and Navy ports across the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean for potential Iranian retaliation.
Beyond nuclear sites, the alleged bombing campaign will broaden its scope to include new targets: "the BASES of the Republican Guards," "Iranian police stations," and "Government offices that house files on suspected dissenters in Iran." An "informed official" told Hersh the goal is to "do away with this regime once and for all" and "go big," although specifying it will "not be carpet bombing."
The timing of these strikes is reportedly a concession to President Trump, who insisted on the delay to "diminish" the "shock of the bombing" before Wall Street trading commences on Monday. This pause also allows for the preparation of over two dozen US Air Force bases and Navy ports across the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean for potential Iranian retaliation.
Beyond nuclear sites, the alleged bombing campaign will broaden its scope to include new targets: "the BASES of the Republican Guards," "Iranian police stations," and "Government offices that house files on suspected dissenters in Iran." An "informed official" told Hersh the goal is to "do away with this regime once and for all" and "go big," although specifying it will "not be carpet bombing."
