US media: military weighs using the MOAB bomb against Iran
US media report that American military planners are considering plans to use the GBU-43/B bomb, known as the “Mother of All Bombs”. The source gives no official confirmation.
US media outlets reported on 15 October that the American military is considering plans that could involve using the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb against Iran. The weapon is known by the acronym MOAB and is informally called the “Mother of All Bombs”.
The report rests on media accounts. The available information does not say which outlets published it, what the plans contain, or whether a decision to use the bomb has been made. It also does not show whether US officials have confirmed or denied the reports.
Because the details are so limited, the news should be read as unconfirmed information about possible military options, not as an announcement of a specific operation.