US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs'
The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has hit a deadlock, CNN reported Thursday. The military is planning for the potential use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb -- better known by its nickname, the "Mother Of All Bombs" -- to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, according to the news outlet, which quoted officials familiar with the matter.
Covered mainly by the Global South sphere (67%); silent in Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS.
Global sphere reading. The left / centre / right reading is shown in the coverage analysis below.
- Confirmed by 3 outlets in 3 countries.
- Ignored by Western, Sino-Russian & BRICS.
- Propagation: first reported by The Straits Times (Singapore), . 2 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.
Headline clash across the four spheres
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.
- US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs'Naharnet · Lebanon
- US considers hitting Iran with ‘Mother of All Bombs’: CNNThe Straits Times · Singapore
- US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs': CNNcitizentv.co.ke · Kenya
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Event sources
- US considers hitting Iran with ‘Mother of All Bombs’: CNNThe Straits TimesSingapourSingapore → IranEnglish
- US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs': CNNcitizentv.co.keKEKenya → IranEnglish
- US considers hitting Iran with 'Mother of All Bombs'NaharnetLibanLebanon → United StatesEnglish