US President Donald Trump has held off authorizing a strike on Iran’s underground Fordow nuclear site due to doubts over whether the US military’s GBU-57 bunker buster bomb could effectively destroy it, the Guardian reported, citing defense officials.
Though Trump was briefed that multiple GBU-57s could disable Fordow, he remains unconvinced and is reportedly weighing whether the threat alone could push Iran toward talks.
The Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency warned that Fordow’s depth may make conventional strikes insufficient, and only a tactical nuclear weapon could fully destroy the facility – a step Trump is not considering.
