Israel launches second attack on Iranian nuclear site in 8 days as US deploys B-2 bombers to Pacific

Israel struck one of Iran’s biggest nuclear facilities Saturday as part of an overnight campaign that dropped hundreds of missiles across the Islamic Republic — just as the US deployed nuke plant neutralizing B-2 stealth bomber jets to the Pacific.Entering the ninth day of conflict between the warring countries, the attack on the Isfahan nuclear site was intended to “deepen” the damage the Jewish state had already inflicted on the facility after a bombing back on June 13 strike, the Israeli Defense Forces said.“We had already struck the site in the operation’s opening blow—and last night, we struck it again in a wide-scale strike to reinforce our achievements,” an IDF spokesperson said in an X post.The military shared video of the aftermath, showing charred remains of uranium conversion infrastructure and labs where Iranian officials were allegedly developing weapons.

The IDF also claimed to have caused “significant damage” to Tehran’s centrifuge production capabilities.Several buildings on the Isfahan property appeared to be destroyed, but Iranian media reported that there was no leakage of hazardous materials.The attack on the nuclear plant was part of a far-reaching overnight campaign that saw the Jewish state drop 150 missiles on dozens of targets in Iran.Four primed Iranian ballistic missile launchers were “neutralized” in strikes, as well as trucks used to launch drones, and Iranian radars and air defense sites, the IDF said.IDF strikes Saturday also took out a nuclear scientist and 15 Iranian Air Defense personnel, as well as three top commanders in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to state media reports.In separate strikes, three commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were killed, including the “founder of the Iranian regime’s plan to destroy Israel,” officials in Tel Aviv said. In return, Iran fired an overnight volley of five ballistic missiles at central Israel, all of which the IDF claims to ...