The US on Tuesday has dropped massive powerful 5,000-pound bombs in Iranian missile site near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The point has been a flashpoint in the recent days in the ongoing Iran-US war. The US claims these powerful deep-penetrator munitions targeted the Iranian missile sites that were a risk to international shipping in this strait.
Iran has blocked the Strait of Hormuz and is allowing only selected countries to pass its tankers, oil tankers, and cargo ships, while the rest of the traffic through this Strait of Hormuz has been halted for weeks now.
Hours ago, U.S. forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the… pic.twitter.com/hgCSFH0cqO
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 17, 2026
The U.S. Central Command states that the deep penetrator bombs along the Iran’s coast near Strait of Hormuz were hit at the hardened sites containing anti-ship cruise missiles. President Trump earlier lashed out at the NATO allies over their reluctance to support the U.S. efforts in Iran.
“US forces successfully employed multiple 5,000-pound deep penetrator munitions on hardened Iranian missile sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz,” Central Command said in a statement on X.
“The Iranian anti-ship cruise missiles in these sites posed a risk to international shipping in the strait,” the statement read further.
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These bombs, according to Air Force Times report in 2022, cost an estimated $288,000 each are still less powerful than the 30,000-pound bombs dropped by the United States against nuclear Iranian nuclear sites last year.
The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening. No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported. Director General @RafaelMGrossi reiterates call for maximum restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a… pic.twitter.com/fhze0vOqrQ
— IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency ⚛️ (@iaeaorg) March 18, 2026
The President said that the U.S. had already decimated Iran’s navy and air force and it no longer needed help from NATO, Japan, Australia, and South Korea. Meanwhile, Iran, Israel has also killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani in an airstrike on Monday.
“The IAEA has been informed by Iran that a projectile hit the premises of the Bushehr NPP on Tuesday evening. No damage to the plant or injuries to staff reported,” said the IAEA in its statement on X. The agency has called for maxium restraint during the conflict to prevent risk of a nuclear accident.
