- The U.S. military has drawn up plans to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites using the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, also known as the Mother of all Bombs.
- Donald Trump and his advisers have reportedly discussed options for a definitive strike to end the conflict as voter support wanes ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, officials familiar with the designs told CNN.
- Proposed strike packages target key Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear facilities, including Pickaxe Mountain.
- Previous US bunker-buster strikes last year only set back Iran's nuclear operations by a matter of months, according to US intelligence assessments.
- Iran has been enriching uranium up to 60 per cent purity, close to weapons-grade, though Tehran maintains its nuclear programme is strictly peaceful.
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