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Satellite imagery suggests GBU‑57 (MOP) strikes hit hardened facility at Iran’s Parchin complex

Commercial satellite imagery reveals three large, co‑linear impact points atop a hardened structure within Iran’s Parchin military complex, consistent with strikes by the GBU‑57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP). The pattern suggests precision employment against deep‑buried infrastructure, visible in recent commercial imagery.

Discovered 2026-03-11T17:40:01.556875-07:00 | 2026-03-11T17:40:01.556875-07:00

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Imagery is consistent with use of GBU‑57 MOP-class bunker busters, linking tactical strikes to recent procurement and stockpile decisions such as the USAF's order for additional 30,000‑lb bunker‑busters (see source:f359ec0e-d1a5-4114-a72a-0cc316674d55).
Damage at a prized hardened Parchin facility signals focused targeting of deep-buried military infrastructure amid the widening air campaign, complementing earlier U.S. strikes by B‑2 and B‑1B aircraft (see source:336220a9-145c-4009-8b59-39d4eb8b54eb).
Reliance on commercial imagery to verify effects remains constrained by imagery release practices; recent pauses and delays have affected public battle‑damage assessment timelines (see source:72238a79-7b8c-4bcc-bee5-00456e703c73).

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