Posted on 03/18/2026 6:51:38 AM PDT by V_TWIN
U.S. forces hammered Iran’s anti-ship missile sites near the Strait of Hormuz with 5,000-pound bunker-buster bombs on Tuesday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
The strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important oil choke point, come as Iran’s stranglehold over the vital waterway has grown concerns over the regime’s threats to oil tankers.
"Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz," CENTCOM posted Tuesday evening on X.
Deep GBU- 72 penetrator weapons, often referred to as bunker busters, are designed to cut through hardened or underground targets before detonating. The munition was first tested by the Air Force in 2021.
Most shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway for global oil and gas transport that supplies roughly one-fifth of the world’s crude oil, has been halted since early March, after the war started. About 20 vessels have been attacked in the area.
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Islam is a fanatical cult.
Much like a rabid dog, there is only one solution because as long as there is a live hand to push a button to launch a rocket they will.
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Trump is way deep into the belief that you can control a country by taking over its oil resources. He took over Venezuela this way. Cuba is on the ropes. Now he’s going after Iran’s main oil terminal.
Apparently dropped from F15.
“Bunker Busters”?
Just has a nice Ring to It.
You say that like it’s a bad thing
He is correct on that assumption, IMHO. It is almost impossible for any country to survive for any length of time without oil, and their ability to wage war goes to zero almost overnight.
But did it work?
Awaiting Bomb Damage Assessment …
And Cuba is collateral damage due to the Venezuela action.....I call that “win-win” 👍
Silly assessment, you say this as if there is no evidence of much deeper strategic thinking from this administration.
Product of a constant liberal media propaganda feed.
Finally we have a President who not only gets it, but has the guts to act on it.
That’s why the Strike Eagles are there, to drop these munitions.
I think Greenland will be
The Headlines next week.
(Deep GBU-72 penetrator weapons)
GBU-72 Deep Penetrator weapons
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Turns out winning stomachs just as powerful as winning hearts and minds. No energy no food no iran. They’ll get the message or die. They have about a week left then it’s hanging time. It about to get ugly for rank and file members of the regime. Mossad knows iran better then iran knows iran. President Trump made this happen God bless him
“Mossad knows iran better then iran knows iran.”
You are spot on! So much ignorance and so many misconceptions about Iran around here.
With strategic placement, maybe these bombs could widen the sea channel? :)
” Now he’s going after Iran’s main oil terminal.”
I don’t think we’ll see US troops on Kargh...at least until/unless regime change. The risk to them is too high.
But we might see them in Bandar Abbas.
I’m not seeing a problem.
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Islam is a fanatical cult.
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When you are fighting Islam, you are fighting vermin like the indomitable rat. Rats and Islamist both seek refuge in the underground, in their ratholes to one way of fighting these vermin is to destroy their ratholes. Unfortunately, just like with fighting rats, the job is a never ending battle because if you do not get the very last male and female, they will proliferate in short order and overrun the place. That’s what makes the job of fighting rats, i.e., Islamists never ending.
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