Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that the United States military has carried out airstrikes on three key Iranian nuclear sites, marking a significant escalation and a direct U.S. entry into the ongoing Israeli campaign against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” Trump stated on social media. “All planes are now outside of Iranian airspace. A full payload of bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home.”
There has been no immediate confirmation from the Iranian government, although Iran’s state-run IRNA reported early Sunday that Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities were targeted. The report offered few details and did not officially acknowledge U.S. involvement.
The U.S. operation comes after more than a week of Israeli airstrikes aimed at dismantling Iran’s air defenses, missile systems, and nuclear enrichment infrastructure. American and Israeli officials reportedly coordinated efforts, with the U.S. deploying stealth bombers equipped with 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs—the only weapons capable of penetrating Iran’s deeply buried and fortified sites.
The attack is seen as a high-stakes move that could provoke retaliatory action from Tehran and ignite a broader regional conflict in the Middle East.
Trump added in a later post that he would address the nation at 10 p.m. Eastern time, writing “This is an HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ISRAEL, AND THE WORLD. IRAN MUST NOW AGREE TO END THIS WAR. THANK YOU!”
Trump said B-2 stealth bombers were used but did not specify what types of bombs were dropped. The White House and Pentagon did not immediately elaborate on the operation.
The strikes are a perilous decision, as Iran has pledged to retaliate if the U.S. joined the Israeli assault, and for Trump personally. He won the White House on the promise of keeping America out of costly foreign conflicts and scoffed at the value of American interventionism.
