Fact Check: Did US drop B-2 bomb on Iran’s Qom?

QOM, IRAN: The ongoing US-Iran conflict has escalated into direct military confrontation, with the US forces destroying Iranian naval assets near the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran has retaliated by launching missiles and drones at US bases, Gulf states, and Israel.

Amid this, a clip went viral across social media claiming to show a massive explosion in Qom, Iran. The post claimed that the US dropped a B-2 bomb in the region. But is there any truth to this? Let us find out below.

Claim: The US dropped a B-2 bomb on Iran’s Qom

The post sharing the viral clip alleged that a US B-2 bomber dropped a Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bomb on Iran's Qom.

As per the claim, the alleged strike was linked to the current US-Israel conflict involving Iran. Many users on social media began sharing the video widely, assuming it showed a real military attack.

An X user wrote while sharing the clip, "A massive non-nuclear explosion has reportedly occurred in Qom, Iran, the country’s clerical capital. Speculation suggests the U.S. may have used the 30,000-lb GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP), a rarely used bunker-buster capable of penetrating up to 200 feet underground."

As of mid-March, the conflict between the US and Iran remains intense. The US and Israeli forces have conducted thousands of strikes, claiming major degradation of Iranian military assets.

However, Iran, under new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, has vowed to keep the strait closed, open new fronts, and fight a prolonged war of attrition.

Fact Check: False, viral clip is from 2020 Beirut explosion

The claims made in the viral clip are false, as the viral clip is from a 2020 Beirut explosion that has resurfaced amid the US-Iran conflict.

The Beirut blast was caused by a large stockpile of ammonium nitrate that detonated at the port. It caused massive destruction and became one of the most widely documented explosions in recent history. The six-year-old footage is now being reused online with misleading captions. 

Notably, casualties include over 1,300–2,000 civilians and military deaths in Iran, plus losses across the region amid the ongoing conflict between the two nations.

President Donald Trump has described it as a short, successful 'excursion' nearing completion with demands for unconditional surrender. 

However, analysts highlighted risks of escalation, US missile depletion concerns, potential ground troop involvement, and unclear diplomatic off-ramp amid shifting US goals and international condemnation of the strikes' legality under the United Nations' rules.