Pentagon may use "mother of all bombs" on Iran, sources say

A local news story from the U.S., reported by CBS News.

Local News · the U.S. · October 15, 2026

From CBS News

The White House is preparing plans to use a weapon dubbed the "mother of all bombs" on Iran, sources say. CBS News' James LaPorta has more on that and his report that former Army Chief of Staff Randy George warned months before the Iran war of a U.S. missile defense shortage, according to sources.

Reported by CBS News, October 15, 2026. Read the full story at CBS News →

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