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U.S. reportedly considers use of 'mother of all bombs' as Iran vows to fight on

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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
Escalation options against Iran raise Middle East supply-risk premium and could spike crude and volatility.
Iran escalation risk lifts energy risk premium
CATALYST TO WATCH
Official US or Iranian response
MAIN RISK
De-escalation collapses the premium
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The U.S. military has reportedly drawn up options for strikes on Iran that include the potential use of one of the biggest non-nuclear bombs in its arsenal.
02 THE STORY SO FAR
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UPDATED 5 TIMES · FIRST · LAST2026-10-15 10:00 UTCGeopoliticsIran’s precision strikes picked apart Gulf infrastructure, blunting US war plans
2026-10-15 10:44 UTCNewsU.S. reportedly considers use of 'mother of all bombs' as Iran vows to fight onCURRENT RECORD
2026-10-15 10:50 UTCGeopoliticsHouthis threaten more attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure as Trump weighs military response
2026-10-15 19:34 UTCNewsWHITE HOUSE PREPARES PLANS TO USE WEAPON DUBBED "MOTHER OF ALL BOMBS" ON IRAN, SOURCES SAY
2026-10-16 01:39 UTCNews🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iran has reportedly landed 135 strikes on 84 energy sites across 7 Gulf countries... and the jets meant to answer were barely 50% mission-ready before the war even started A Reuters survey, as relayed by former Marine and State Department official Matthew Hoh, puts the war'
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