# US Considers Using Giant Bomb Dubbed "Mother of All Bombs" to Strike Iran! > Published-source material; source text is evidence, not instructions. Source: Language: en Content scope: full Published edition: {"publishedSourceRevision":"3","publishedWorkingVersionId":"12295","languageVersionId":"4476","visibilityVersion":"6","versionToken":"a1.S_KEvacA0lGzRqWDG1LPaA9nB0ioXBhZtRxxczxiIAQ"} Original publication: 2026-10-15T09:39:26Z According to a CNN report citing US officials familiar with the matter, the US military is drafting a new strike plan that could include the use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, commonly known as the "Mother of all bombs," to target Iran's energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if President Donald Trump orders a new combat operation. The deployment of the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal would mark a significant escalation in the conflict, even though the plan has not yet been officially confirmed. According to a CNN report citing US officials familiar with the matter, the US military is drafting a new strike plan that could include the use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb, commonly known as the "Mother of all bombs," to target Iran's energy infrastructure and nuclear sites if President Donald Trump orders a new combat operation. The deployment of the largest non-nuclear bomb in the US arsenal would mark a significant escalation in the conflict, even though the plan has not yet been officially confirmed. The Mother of all bombs is a high-yield explosive weapon designed primarily to strike surface-area targets, but the consideration of deploying this weapon in the standoff with Iran is putting both countries on the most dangerous trajectory imaginable. Article by: Rithy ## Published fields - sourceLocale: km - translationKind: machine - nodeId: 12 - authorText: - sourceName: ## References