CENTCOM commander directed strike against an IRGC headquarters in underground facility: sources

High-level sources person informed Fox News that during rescue efforts successful Iran aft a U.S. combatant pitchy was changeable down, nan commandant of U.S. Central Command directed an onslaught against an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps office successful an underground facility.

While nan airman rescue was going on, CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper directed a onslaught connected an IRGC office successful an underground installation adjacent Tehran — it was done pinch B2 bombers, utilizing monolithic ordinance penetrators, nan aforesaid limb utilized past twelvemonth successful Operation Midnight Hammer, according to nan sources. Fox News is told nan office was obliterated.

The US subject B1 bombers (BONES) dropped 100 of their 2,000-pound bombs during nan rescue operations to support Iranians distant from nan rescue area during nan operation, according to a elder U.S. defense official.

A elder subject root told Fox News, "we delivered nan heat" connected nan IRGC.

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Admiral Charles Bradford "Brad" Cooper II, Commander of US Central Command speaks during a associated property convention pinch US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, astatine US Central Command (CENTCOM) office astatine MacDill Air Force Base successful Tampa, Florida, connected March 5, 2026.  (Octavio JONES / AFP via Getty Images)

CENTCOM noted successful a press release that U.S. forces had rescued 2 work members aft their F-15E was downed.

Fox News was told that nan cognition took spot betwixt nan 2 rescues: Cooper ordered nan B2s to alert information travel from Whiteman AFB successful nan US because they received time-sensitive intelligence astir nan location of a ample number of IRGC commanders wrong this underground bunker successful Tehran, and nan Massive Ordinance Penetrator bunker buster bombs were dropped by nan B2 warplanes.

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Wreckage is seen from what Iranian authorities opportunity is simply a U.S. subject chopper that collapsed during a ngo to rescue nan missing American aviator of an F-15E that was downed, successful a handout image provided connected April 5, 2026 successful an unspecified location successful Iran. (Iran's Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance/Handout via Getty Images)

Following nan rescues, President Donald Trump declared successful a Truth Social post, "We person rescued nan earnestly wounded, and really brave, F-15 Crew Member/Officer, from heavy wrong nan mountains of Iran. The Iranian Military was looking hard, successful large numbers, and getting close. He is simply a highly respected Colonel. This type of ambush is seldom attempted because of nan threat to 'man and equipment.' It conscionable doesn’t happen!" 

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"The 2nd ambush came aft nan first one, wherever we rescued nan aviator successful wide daylight, besides unusual, spending 7 hours complete Iran. An AMAZING show of bravery and talent by all!" he said.