bombing

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In June 1981, before becoming president, he survived a bombing claimed by the Mujahedin-e Khalq group, when an explosive device concealed in a tape recorder detonated during a speech.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Oil fields largely skirted bombing damage, though pipelines, petrochemical plants and other infrastructure sustained hits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

But he has also said that Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium is so deeply buried in a granite-filled mountain—thanks to last June’s Operation Midnight Hammer bombing raid—that it’s no longer a danger.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2026

During bombing raids, they hid under the stairs clutching bibles.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

According to the CIA, the bombing campaign was costing the United States nine dollars and sixty cents for every one dollar of damage inflicted on North Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin