Andrew Dowell

Hong Kong

Middle East Editor at The Wall Street Journal

Asia editor, The Wall Street Journal.

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注目の「バンカーバスター」、イラン核の野望打ち砕くか

1 week ago | jp.wsj.com | Benoit Faucon |Andrew Dowell

イランの核開発計画で最も堅固に防御された場所を破壊するため、焦点となっているのは過去に実戦で一度も使われていない米軍の巨大爆弾だ。　地中貫通型爆弾（MOP、バンカーバスター）とも呼ばれるこの最新鋭の精密誘導爆弾「GBU-57」は、高密度合金鋼に覆われ、重さが3万ポンド（13.6トン）ある。岩盤を突き破って200フィート（約60メートル）の深さまで潜り、爆発するよう設計されている。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
这款美国“地堡克星”炸弹有望重创伊朗核野心

1 week ago | buff.ly | Benoit Faucon |Andrew Dowell

摧毁伊朗核计划中防御最坚固部分的最大希望，最终取决于一种从未在战争中使用过的美国巨型炸弹。GBU-57也被称为“巨型钻地弹”(Massive Ordnance Penetrator)，是一种重达30,000磅的巨型炸弹，其外壳由高密度钢合金制成，在爆炸前可穿透200英尺厚的山岩。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
This ‘Bunker Buster’ U.S. Bomb Could Cripple Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

1 week ago | wsj.com | Benoit Faucon |Andrew Dowell

The best shot at knocking out the most fortified part of Iran’s nuclear program comes down to a giant U.S. bomb that has never been used in war. The GBU-57—also called the Massive Ordnance Penetrator—is a 30,000-pound behemoth encased in a high-density steel alloy designed to plummet through 200 feet of mountain rock before exploding. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
This ‘Bunker Buster’ U.S. Bomb Could Cripple Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions

1 week ago | wsj.com | Benoit Faucon |Andrew Dowell

The 30,000-pound Massive Ordnance Penetrator is considered by analysts to be the best chance at getting through to deeply buried targetsYour browser does not support HTML5 video. The best shot at knocking out the most fortified part of Iran’s nuclear program comes down to a giant U.S. bomb that has never been used in war.
Così Israele vuole ridisegnare il Medio Oriente

1 week ago | milanofinanza.it | Andrew Dowell

Un anno fa Israele era in difficoltà: impantanato a Gaza, circondato da nemici sostenuti dall'Iran e sotto pressione da parte di Washington affinché fermasse i combattimenti. Ora sta rimodellando il Medio Oriente alle sue condizioni e costringendo l'amministrazione Trump a recuperare terreno mentre i leader israeliani intensificano gli attacchi contro l'Iran.
以色列加紧重塑中东格局，几乎未受制约

1 week ago | buff.ly | Shayndi Raice |Michael Gordon |Andrew Dowell

就在一年前，以色列还处境艰难——深陷加沙战争的泥潭，四周是伊朗支持的敌人，并承受着来自美国的要求停止战争的压力。而如今，以色列正在按照自己的方式重塑中东，并迫使特朗普(Trump)政府跟进采取行动，目前以色列领导人正加大对伊朗的攻击力度。这些举动可能会颠覆全球市场，重塑地缘政治格局，并可能将美国拖入一场地区冲突。Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Israel Races to Reshape the Middle East With Few Checks

1 week ago | wsj.com | Andrew Dowell |Shayndi Raice |Michael Gordon

A year ago, Israel was struggling—bogged down in Gaza, surrounded by Iranian-backed enemies and under pressure from Washington to stop the fighting. Now, it is reshaping the Middle East on its own terms and forcing the Trump administration to play catch-up as Israeli leaders ramp up attacks against Iran. The moves could upend global markets and remake geopolitics—and potentially draw the U.S. into a regional conflagration. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
How Israel’s Mossad Smuggled Drone Parts to Attack Iran From Within

1 week ago | wsj.com | Dov Lieber |Andrew Dowell

By the time Israel’s advanced F-35 jet fighters swooped in to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities and military leadership, a lower-tech threat had already crossed the border and was in position to clear the way. Israel had spent months smuggling in parts for hundreds of quadcopter drones rigged with explosives—in suitcases, trucks and shipping containers—as well as munitions that could be fired from unmanned platforms, people familiar with the operation said.
Israel’s Attacks Hit More Than Iran’s Nuclear Program. They Are Aimed at Hobbling Tehran

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Andrew Dowell |Dov Lieber

The commander of Iran’s feared Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami , boasted Thursday that his country was ready to handle any Israeli attack. “We are fully prepared for any scenario, under any circumstances,” he said. By dawn Friday, he was dead, killed in what is shaping up to be a broad Israeli air campaign aimed not only at destroying Iran’s capacity to build nuclear weapons but to ensure that the country is hobbled politically and militarily.
Israeli Operation Likely Won’t Be Over for Many Days, Official Says

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Andrew Dowell

Israel's operation against Iran's nuclear program, military leadership and arsenal of missiles is nowhere near over, with Israel having planned out 14 days of operations, a senior Israeli official said.