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U.S. Military Operation Targeting Iranian Nuclear Site Detailed

National Desk
April 23, 2026
Washington D.C. – The Department of Defense offered additional details about Operation Midnight Hammer, a military operation directed at an Iranian nuclear facility. The information was shared during a press briefing led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. According to the officials, Operation Midnight Hammer was the culmination of 15 years of planning and preparatory work. Specific details about the target were not disclosed, but it was identified as an Iranian nuclear site. Hegseth and Caine characterized Operation Midnight Hammer as successful. The briefing provided limited information beyond the timeframe of the planning phase and the operation's outcome. Further details are expected to be released as they are declassified.

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