White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran

The White House and Pentagon person prepared plans to usage a Massive Ordnance Air Blast weaponry to deed subject sites successful Iran if ordered by President Trump, sources acquainted with the substance told CBS News.

A Pentagon authoritative told CBS News: "The Department of War plans for a wide scope of operational scenarios to execute Presidential and Secretary level absorption and to guarantee ngo occurrence successful immoderate operational environment."

Last week, Mr. Trump said the U.S. would not onslaught Iran earlier the midterm elections. He besides touted "productive conversations" with Iran, though helium did not supply specifics.

CNN archetypal reported Thursday connected the plans to usage the Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, oregon MOAB, connected Iran.

Mr. Trump acceptable precedent for utilizing the MOAB, besides known arsenic the "mother of each bombs" erstwhile it was utilized successful 2017 to onslaught an Islamic State cave analyzable successful Afghanistan. The weaponry is the largest U.S. non-nuclear weapon, weighing an upwards of 30,000lbs astatine a outgo of $170,000 per unit. 

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