US President Donald Trump is reportedly considering the 9,800-kg 'mother of all bombs' for strikes on Iran. But, will the weapon, designed for massive surface destruction, reach Iran's nuclear facilities buried beneath hundreds of feet of rock at Pickaxe Mountain? Did the bomb work in Afghanistan?

The weapon has never been used against Iran. Its deployment would mark a significant escalation in the conflict, although questions remain over whether it could deliver the strategic gains Washington is seeking.

It is the United States' biggest non-nuclear bomb. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US plans strikes on Iran using the ‘mother of all bombs’, with energy infrastructure and suspected nuclear sites among potential targets.