Fox News backs “bunker‑buster” as only Iran strike option amid Guardian pushback

Fox News hosts insist that the only viable military option to disable Iran’s deeply buried Fordow nuclear site is a U.S. “bunker‑buster” strike, amid mounting debate with The Guardian, which argues this claim is misleading and ignores diplomatic alternatives and severe escalation risks.

On its prime‑time shows, Fox commentators Sean Hannity and Peter Doocy emphasized that heavy penetrative bombs are the sole means of collapsing Fordow’s mountain‑hardened site, with Hannity urging Iran’s unconditional surrender to avoid decisive action. Fox News political reporting further cited polls showing a majority of Americans view Iran as a real threat and support providing military backing to Israel—even as they remain divided on actual strikes.

In contrast, The Guardian editorialized that portraying bunker‑busting as “the only way” disregards diplomatic channels and underestimates the risks of regional destabilization. The paper highlighted intelligence assessments suggesting that a nuclear strike may not be necessary to contain Iran’s program and warned against plunging deeper into a conflict without a clear exit strategy.

The conflict surfaced as President Trump weighs authorization for using the U.S.’s 13.6‑ton Massive Ordnance Penetrator on Iran’s underground sites, while publicly denying any final decision has been made. U.S. senators and analysts also question the legality and wisdom of a unilateral strike, stressing that weapons of mass destruction could breach U.S. and international law, and threatening to divide domestic political support.