Overview
- Three B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth Air Force Base struck Iranian ballistic-missile launch sites and command-and-control nodes overnight, refueled over the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and returned, according to il Giornale.
- The latest raid follows a prior B-2 mission from Whiteman Air Force Base that conducted a long-range strike on Iranian military and missile infrastructure and returned to base.
- CENTCOM has described the overall target set as including command-and-control centers, IRGC headquarters and aerospace forces, integrated air defenses, communications, ballistic and anti-ship missile sites, and naval vessels and submarines.
- Reporting differs on key operational details from the B-2 sortie, including tanker support counts—ranging from five KC-46s to at least 13 tankers—and exact munitions employed.
- Media accounts cite dozens of 2,000-pound bunker-busting bombs against underground missile sites, possibly including Tabriz, and point to satellite images of tunnel damage, though these specifics have not been independently verified.