SPENCER GUARD
Operation Midnight Hammer: The Strike That Changed Everything
John Spencer
June 22, 2025

In the dark hours of last night, the United States made military history and delivered a devastating message to the Islamic Republic of Iran. In a single, tightly coordinated mission named Operation Midnight Hammer, the U.S. executed a precision strike that may forever alter the trajectory of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, flying from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, crossed continents in an 18-hour flight with multiple in-flight refuelings. These aircraft, invisible to radar and unmatched in their global strike capabilities, dropped 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators on Iran’s most heavily fortified nuclear facilities at Fordow and Natanz. This marked the first time the 30,000-pound GBU-57 bomb has ever been used in combat. Simultaneously, two dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles struck surface targets at Esfahan in a wave of kinetic precision that formed the opening salvo of the assault. In total, 75 precision-guided munitions slammed into Iran’s nuclear infrastructure with overwhelming force. READ MORE