Midnight Archives

Operation Midnight Hammer: ‘Bunker-busters’ not used on Iran’s Isfahan nuclear site, top US general tells senators; cites target depth

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 26, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) The United States military did not use the “bunker-buster” bombs on Iran’s Isfahan nuclear facility during last week’s Operation Midnight Hammer, chairman joint chiefs of staff, General Dan Caine, told senators during […]

Donald Trump’s approval rating after dropping bombs on Iran: 47% Americans approve of Operation Midnight Hammer

Trump’s approval rating got a short-term boost because of Operation Midnight Hammer. A Quantus survey has revealed that 47 per cent of Americans approve of the US’s Operation Midnight Hammer on Iran while 36 per cent disapprove, with approval strongest among Republicans and disapproval among Democrats. But the strike has impacted Donald Trump’s approval rating […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: Tehran confirms nuclear sites suffered ‘serious’ damage; mulls ending IAEA access

File photo: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, on Thursday publicly admitted that the country’s nuclear sites sustained “significant and serious damages” in last weekend’s US airstrikes on three facilities, the first such official acknowledgement from Tehran. “The losses have not been small, and our facilities have been […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: US state secy Marco Rubio denies limited damage reports; says Iran now ‘much further away from nukes’

US secretary of state Marco Rubio (AP) US secretary of state Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran is “much further away from a nuclear weapon.”In an interview with news portal Politico on the sidelines of the Nato summit in The Hague, Rubio offered a more nuanced assessment of US airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities […]

‘Fake news’: Trump doubles down on ‘Iran nuclear sites obliterated’ claim after US intel contradicts him; defends Op Midnight Hammer

US President Donald Trump (Image credit: AP) President Donald Trump vehemently rejected news reports suggesting that the recent US strikes on Iran failed to destroy Tehran’s nuclear programme, calling it “FAKE NEWS” and insisting the sites were “completely destroyed”.Posting in all caps on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Fake news CNN, together with the failing New […]

Op Midnight Hammer: US intel reports Iran capable of resuming it’s nuclear programme within months; Trump’s claim on Iran strikes disputed | World News

Op Midnight Hammer: US intel reports Iran capable of resuming it’s nuclear programme within months; Trump’s claim on Iran strikes disputed Early US intelligence assessments have cast doubt on President Donald Trump’s assertion that recent American air strikes had “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear programme. According to a classified report by the Defense Intelligence […]

‘With smartphones and flight tracking…’: Former B-2 pilot on challenges of Operation Midnight Hammer

B-2 bomber missions are challenging because of flight tracking, a former pilot said. Retired Gen Robert Spalding who helped develop the mission plans involving B-2 bombers commented on the US’s Operation Midnight Hammer that dropped bunker bombers on Iran’s three nuclear sites, and said everything worked perfectly. Speaking to ABC News, Spalding said the mission […]

‘It was a ruse’: Inside Trump’s war room; how ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’ against Iran was planned

US President Donald Trump in The Situation Room, June 21, 2025 (Pic credit: White House) In a move that marks a dramatic escalation in US-Iran tensions, American President Donald Trump ordered a high-precision military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, authorising the first major US military action on Iranian soil since the fall of […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: How allies US, Israel partnered for strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities; IAF eliminated Iran’s air defenses

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu (File photo) At Donald Trump‘s request, the Israel Air Force (IAF) took out multiple air defense systems in the 48 hours leading up to the strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, one of the three sites targeted under Operation Midnight Hammer on Sunday.Also Read | ‘An act of strength’ : […]

Operation Midnight Hammer: Ukraine supports US airstrikes on Iran; Russia mocks Trump for forgetting Noble peace prize aspirations

Ukraine foreign minister Andrii Sybiha (left) and Russia’s former President Dmitry Medvedev (right) (Image credit: AP) Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister Andrii Sybiha supported the recent US strikes on Iran, which targeted three nuclear sites early Sunday under the code name ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’.He also backed US President Donald Trump‘s statement that Tehran must not be […]