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Israel’s national security adviser said Tuesday evening that the war with Iran will not end before Israel targets the heavily fortified Fordo nuclear facility—a declaration that confirms Israel’s intent to strike one of Iran’s most protected and secretive enrichment sites, located deep underground near the province of Qom.

National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says he does not know if the US will participate in the operation in Iran, but 'the plan is blue and white, including all elements of the offensive.'

Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.

The US may consider supplying Israel with bunker-buster bombs to target Iran's Fordo nuclear facility. These bombs, capable of penetrating deep into mountains, could significantly damage the site. However,

President Trump is calling for Iran's "unconditional surrender" amid an escalating conflict with Israel. Former Deputy National Security Advisor for the Obama Administration Ben Rhodes joins Chris Jansing to explain how dropping a bomb on Iran’s Fordo facility “puts the United States directly involved in offensive,

Israel claimed to have killed a top Iranian general as it traded more strikes with its longtime foe, and U.S. President Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to evacuate while suggesting that the Un

Israel's ability to neutralize Iran's fortified Fordo nuclear facility is constrained by its lack of bunker-busting capabilities. The US-controlled GBU-57 A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator is the only weapon capable of breaching Fordo's defenses.