The plans
target sites like the underground Pickaxe Mountain complex near Natanz, along
with energy infrastructure, using the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast the
largest non-nuclear bomb at 21,600 pounds.
Officials describe some options as a symbolic 'fireworks show' for surface-level effects, though doubts persist about its reach against deep, hardened targets buried under granite. These conditional strike packages could activate before or after midterm elections, amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program, but require Trump's direct order.