Fearsome images show the U.S. B-2 stealth bombers that pounded Iran.

Operation Midnight Hammer was a large-scale, surprise U.S. military operation targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit is prepared for operations ahead of Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri (Pix via 509th Bomb Wing/USAF / SWNS)

Launched on Sunday (22 June), it marked the largest operational deployment of B-2 stealth bombers in U.S. history.

It also saw the first known combat use of the 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bunker-buster bomb.

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit takes off to support Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri (Pix via 509th Bomb Wing/USAF / SWNS)

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit lands after supporting Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri (Pix via 509th Bomb Wing/USAF / SWNS)

The operation began with bombers launching from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri.

The aircraft struck Iran’s Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities, targeting the country’s key nuclear enrichment sites, and causing severe damage to all three locations.

A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit is recovered after supporting Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri (Pix via 509th Bomb Wing/USAF / SWNS)

Following the strikes, the aircraft exited Iranian airspace without being engaged by Iranian defenses.

The Isfahan nuclear facility was struck by more than two dozen Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from a U.S. Navy submarine.