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US Military Considers Using GBU-43 Bomb in Iran, According to CNN

CNN reports the US military has considered strike plans involving the GBU-43, the most powerful US conventional bomb, should Donald Trump resume hostilities in Iran.


Thomas Rivière
Thomas Rivière
October 16, 2026  ·  1 min read
B-Empire Magazine
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According to a report published on October 15 by CNN and relayed by France 24, the US military has developed strike plans that could include the use of the GBU-43 bomb, nicknamed “the mother of all bombs.”

This conventional bomb is the most powerful ever used in combat zones by the United States. These plans concern a potential military action in Iran, in the event that Donald Trump decides to restart hostilities.

The information comes from US officials cited by CNN, without further official confirmation at this stage.

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