White House prepares plans to use 'mother of all bombs' on Iran, says official

White House prepares plans to use 'mother of all bombs' on Iran, says official

The White House has prepared plans to use a Massive Ordnance Air Blast, dubbed "mother of all bombs", to hit military sites in Iran if ordered by US President Donald Trump, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Thursday. "The Department of War plans for a wide range of operational scenarios to execute Presidential and Secretary level direction and to ensure mission success in any operational environment," a Pentagon Official was quoted as saying by the outlet. This comes after Trump said the US would not attack Iran before the midterm elections and touted "productive conversations" with Iran, without providing specifics, last week.

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