00:22A weapon designed by the United States may now be in Iran's hands.
00:28Not destroyed, not diffused, but captured.
00:34Iranian state media and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claim they have recovered an unexploded
00:40GBU-39 small-diameter bomb in western Iran's Loristan province, a precision-guided glide
00:48bomb, one of the U.S. military's key strike weapons.
00:54Weighing around 113 kg, this bomb uses GPS-guided navigation to hit targets with extreme accuracy,
01:04while minimizing collateral damage.
01:06But this time, it didn't explode.
01:09Images circulating online appear to show the bomb lying almost intact, before being secured
01:15by Iranian bomb disposal teams.
01:19If true, this is more than just a failed strike.
01:23It's a potential intelligence jackpot.
01:26Because inside this bomb are advanced guidance systems, fusing mechanisms, and sensitive electronics.
01:33The kind of technology that could be studied, reverse-engineered, or even replicated.
01:40And that raises a serious question.
01:43Could Iran use what it learns from this weapon against the United States or its allies?
01:49There's no confirmation of that happening.
01:52But the possibility alone is enough to raise alarms.
01:56And this isn't happening in isolation.
01:58At the same time, Iran is sending another powerful signal.
02:02Through indirect diplomatic channels, it claims it still has a massive arsenal — 15,000 missiles,
02:10and 45,000 drones.
02:12This, despite weeks of U.S. and Israeli strikes targeting its missile factories, storage sites,
02:20and military infrastructure.
02:22Western analysts say those numbers may be exaggerated.
02:25But even a fraction of that capability would still be significant.
02:30Because Iran continues to carry out low-volume missile and drone attacks, showing it still has
02:37operational capacity.
02:39Meanwhile, the broader conflict is intensifying.
02:44U.S. and Israeli forces are striking Iranian targets, including nuclear-related sites and
02:50military installations.
02:52Iran, on the other hand, is reducing diplomatic engagement and sending messages through
02:58intermediaries like regional partners.
03:01Iran's chilling arsenal flaunting comes hours after Trump threatened to wipe out a whole civilization
03:08and the United States hit military targets on Iran's main oil export hub, as he ramped up
03:15pressure on Tehran to fully open the Strait of Hormuz or face devastating strikes on critical infrastructure
03:22within hours.
03:24In response, Iran has stopped engaging in indirect talks with the Trump administration, through mediators
03:30from Pakistan and other countries, to halt the fighting, according to three Iranian officials,
03:36who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive diplomacy.
03:41But Iran left open the possibility that Pakistan could serve as a conduit if talks were to resume.
03:48Is this just a propaganda win for Iran, or the beginning of a more dangerous phase,
03:54where captured technology changes the battlefield itself?
03:58Russia and Mammadi will serve in
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