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What is the "mother of all bombs" that sources say the White House prepared for Iran?

Sources say the White House prepared plans to use the "mother of all bombs" on Iran. President Trump clarified in an interview that the weapon is not a nuclear bomb. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

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CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/what-is-the-mother-of-all-bombs-that-sources-say-the-white-house-is-preparing-for-iran/

Sources say the White House prepared plans to use the "mother of all bombs" on Iran. President Trump clarified in an interview that the weapon is not a nuclear bomb. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio reports.

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