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Is US Preparing Iran Air Strikes?

White House asks for bunker-buster funding

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 25, 2007 5:09 AM CDT

(Newser) – A recent White House funding request has heightened speculation that the US is preparing air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities, reports ABC News. The Bush administration has asked for $88 million in emergency funds to modify B-2 stealth bombers so they can carry 30,000 "bunker buster" bombs to fulfill "an urgent operational need from commanders."

No details about the exact nature of such a need have been provided. The most likely target for the massive bombs is Natanz, Iran's heavily fortified underground nuclear facility, according to observers. "You'd use it on Natanz," said one analyst. "You'd use a stealth bomber because you'd want it to be a surprise."

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during Caspian Sea leaders summit in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007.  (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during Caspian Sea leaders summit in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)   (Associated Press)
A security man stands next to an anti-aircraft gun while an Iranian elite Revolutionary Guard solider stands in the foreground at Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran, Monday April, 9, 2007.  (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)
A security man stands next to an anti-aircraft gun while an Iranian elite Revolutionary Guard solider stands in the foreground at Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south...   (Associated Press)
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