The USA considers launching "the mother of all bombs" at Iran, according to CNN
Trump would be considering launching the largest non-nuclear projectile that the Pentagon has before the elections
WashingtonThe war in Iran could still escalate further. The United States is considering a new wave of attacks against Iranian nuclear infrastructure in which they would use the "mother of all bombs," according to several government sources revealed to CNN. The model in question is the GBU-43/B MOAB, a massive GPS-guided air-blast bomb that constitutes the largest non-nuclear projectile in the United States military arsenal.
US President Donald Trump is considering this new wave of attacks just before the legislative elections, that is, in the next three weeks. Even so, it is still quite questionable whether a new major escalation with the Islamic Republic would really have any kind of long-term strategic effect. Especially because it could dynamite the bridges that Omani mediators have tried to weave back together during the last few weeks.
Using what is known as "the mother of all bombs" would result more in a show of force at the gates of the elections and at a time when Trump is increasingly cornered by the rising cost of living. This Wednesday, inflation data for the month of September was published, which increased by 0.6% compared to August to reach around 3.7%. An increase driven by the rise in energy prices, which rises as the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues and threatens to worsen due to the offensive by the Houthis of Yemen around the Bab el-Mandeb strait.
Almost eight months after bombing Iran together with Israel, the campaign in the Middle East continues without seeing an end, neither military nor diplomatic. The prolongation of the conflict has led to the fulfillment of some of the worst forecasts of American military advisers: the Pentagon's essential arsenal reserves—such as Patriot anti-aircraft missiles—are at critical levels and there is no prospect of being able to resupply them in the short term. In this sense, a new escalation with the Islamic Republic would again imply spending more ammunition without being clear if the gain would entail a clear benefit on the ground.
