As the U.S.-Israel-led strikes against Iran continue into their second day, the scope and breadth of the first wave are overwhelming. In the first 12 hours, nearly 1,000 airstrikes were carried out from land, air, and sea, including drones.
The strikes have decapitated the Iranian leadership, killing the Ayatollah Khamenei and former President Ahmadinejad.
This includes four B-2 bombers, which dropped dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs targeting underground Iranian ballistic missile facilities.
🚨 Four B-2 bombers targeted underground Iranian ballistic missile sites with dozens of 2,000-pound penetrator bombs, while U.S. forces also hit an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman, which is now sinking.
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 1, 2026
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Those B-2s departed from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, the same base from which the attacks on the Fordow nuclear site were launched last summer.
It's an 18-hour trip one-way, and the B-2s refueled en-route to Iran. They have since returned to the U.S.
🚨 BREAKING: Four B-2A Spirit bombers flew nonstop from the U.S. to Iran overnight, carrying out strikes on regime targets as part of “Operation Epic Fury.”
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 1, 2026
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U.S. forces have also hit an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman.
JUST IN - U.S. military claims it sinks Iranian Jamaran-class corvette: it's "sinking to the bottom of the Gulf of Oman." pic.twitter.com/rwbuR9gv8H
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 1, 2026
President Trump made taking out the Iranian navy an objective of Operation Epic Fury, saying the Strait of Hormuz is strategic to oil and other trade.
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The bombing won’t stop anytime soon, especially considering that Iran is still launching missile’s despite being warned not to.
— The Elephant in the Room (@elephant_23) March 1, 2026
Iran will never learn.
We should always remember how supportive our "allies" in the region have been..., and in the future remind them how much we "needed" their support when they ask for ours. https://t.co/WsoF604v2c
— BrownSkin (@BrunusCutis) March 1, 2026
Yes, we should.
This has to be one of the worst combat planes to fly. Many hours of ‘nothing ever happens’ to a brief adrenaline dump of ‘it’s happening’ back to ‘nothing ever happens’ all the way back home. https://t.co/iwCndIzL11
— Sphynxter (@SphynxterRisen2) March 1, 2026
These strikes are a testament to the skill and leadership of Secretary Hegseth and our men and women in uniform, and the level of dedication and professionalism they bring to their jobs.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to President Trump and his administration’s bold leadership, we are respected on the world stage, and our enemies are being put on notice.
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