Pakistan, June 22 -- WASHINGTON - US defense officials confirmed on Sunday that over 125 military aircraft, including advanced B-2 stealth bombers and submarine-launched missiles, were involved in a large-scale operation targeting Iran's nuclear facilities.

According to The Washington Post, the mission, codenamed Operation Midnight Hammer, began on Saturday night. Seven B-2 Spirit bombers dropped 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs on key nuclear sites across Iran at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Kane said the bombers flew 18 hours from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. They were supported by fighter jets and received aerial refueling from multiple tanker aircraft stationed across ...