‘Like a tiny nuclear bomb’: Trump details proposed heavy ordnance against Iran

Washington Examiner·October 16, 2026 at 1:07 AM

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President Donald Trump spoke about his reported plan to deploy the largest nonnuclear bomb in the U.S. military’s arsenal, known as the “mother of all bombs,” to force an end to the war in Iran. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, or MOAB, bomb would be used in possible strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure and […]

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‘Like a tiny nuclear bomb’: Trump details proposed heavy ordnance against Iran

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