{"id":34994,"date":"2026-04-07T00:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34994"},"modified":"2026-04-07T00:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T00:03:21","slug":"centcom-commander-directed-strike-against-an-irgc-headquarters-in-underground-facility-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investmentbankingrules.com\/?p=34994","title":{"rendered":"CENTCOM commander directed strike against an IRGC headquarters in underground facility: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

High-level sources have informed Fox News that during rescue efforts in Iran after a U.S. fighter jet was shot down, the commander of U.S. Central Command directed an attack against an underground Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters.
\nWhile the airman rescue was going on, CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper directed a strike on an IRGC headquarters in an underground facility near Tehran \u2014 it was done with B2 bombers, using Massive Ordnance Penetrators, the same weapon used last year in Operation Midnight Hammer, according to the sources. Fox News is told the headquarters was obliterated.
\nU.S. military B1 bombers (BONES) dropped a hundred 2,000-pound bombs during the rescue operations to keep Iranians away from the rescue area during the operation, according to a senior U.S. defense official.
\nA senior military source told Fox News, \u201cwe delivered the heat\u201d on the IRGC.
\nRESCUE EXPERT SAYS MOST DANGEROUS MOMENT COMES AFTER \u2018JACKPOT\u2019 CALL IN RECOVERY BEHIND ENEMY LINES<\/p>\n

CENTCOM noted in a press release that U.S. forces had rescued two service members after their F-15E was downed.
\nFox News was told that the operation took place between the two rescues: Cooper ordered the B2s to fly round trip from Whiteman Air Force Base in the U.S. because they received time-sensitive intelligence about the location of a large number of IRGC commanders inside this underground bunker in Tehran, and the Massive Ordnance Penetrators, bunker buster bombs, were dropped by the B2 warplanes.
\nAIRMAN RESCUE SHOWS US CAN PENETRATE ENEMY TERRITORY \u2018ANYWHERE\u2019 IN IRAN, FORMER PENTAGON OFFICIAL WARNS<\/p>\n

Following the rescues, President Donald Trump declared in a Truth Social post, \u201cWe have rescued the seriously wounded, and really brave, F-15 Crew Member\/Officer, from deep inside the mountains of Iran. The Iranian Military was looking hard, in big numbers, and getting close. He is a highly respected Colonel. This type of raid is seldom attempted because of the danger to \u2018man and equipment.\u2019 It just doesn\u2019t happen!\u201d\u00a0
\nRETIRED F-16 PILOT SAYS RESCUED US AIRMAN\u2019S SURVIVAL IN IRAN HIGHLIGHTS INTENSE EVASION TRAINING<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second raid came after the first one, where we rescued the pilot in broad daylight, also unusual, spending seven hours over Iran. An AMAZING show of bravery and talent by all!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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