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Iran-Israel war hinges on Trump’s bunker bomb success

Iran’s response to America’s strikes on its nuclear facilities will likely depend on how effective the US’s massive bombs have been.

Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent
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It is the 30,000-pound question: will Donald Trump’s dropping of bunker-busting bombs do the job the Americans and Israelis intended?

Inevitably, there will be a reaction from Iran, but the extent of that response will depend in part on how much destruction has been wrought to its precious nuclear program.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
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