'Only the U.S. can do it': Ex-defense chief says Israel can't destroy Iran's Fordow alone

Between three and eight American bunker-buster bombs should be enough to destroy Iran's underground Fordow facility, says former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, urging President Trump to deploy the only air force capable of doing so

Israeli Former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed that the Israeli Air Force cannot destroy the Iranian uranium enrichment facility in Fordow alone, and that only the U.S. Air Force can carry out the mission.

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'Only the U.S. can do it': Ex-defense chief says Israel can't destroy Iran's Fordow alone

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