The United States on Tuesday dropped 5,000-pound GBU-72 'bunker buster' bombs on Iran missile launch sites along the Strait of Hormuz, marking a significant escalation in fighting in the Middle East.

Over 3,000 strikes. 43 warships destroyed. Iran’s drone attacks down 83%. The U.S. has shattered Iran’s “secret” bunkers with unstoppable 2,000-pound bunker-busters, collapsing tunnels and destroying missile cities.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustrative image of a B-2 bomber. (photo credit: Shutterstock/Mike Mareen) The question of whether the US can destroy the Pickaxe Mountain nuclear facility will partly be an ...

Israel's attack on Iran aimed at destroying its nuclear program has raised speculation about whether the U.S. would use one of America's most powerful weapons to make that happen. The Israeli government alleges Iran is close to making a nuclear weapon and ...

Iran's most fortified nuclear facility, called Fordo, is buried deep inside a mountain. Only the U.S. has the 30,000-pound bombs — often... The U.S. used 'bunker buster' bombs in Iran. Here's what to know about them President Trump says three key nuclear ...

Chief Master Sgt. Frank Espinoza got the call that the U.S. was going to attack Iranian nuclear facilities and was tasked with loading the "bunker buster" bombs onto the B-2 bomber planes. He spoke with NewsNation's Kellie Meyer from the Whiteman Air Force ...