WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military has completed a “very successful attack” on three nuclear sites in Iran, bringing America into Israel’s war with Tehran.
Trump said on social media that all planes had moved out of Iranian airspace, but his decision to directly involve the U.S. military in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran could lead to a wider war.
Trump added it was a “historic moment” for the entire world, demanding that Iran agree to end the war.
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Screenshot taken from U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform shows his post announcing that the U.S. military has attacked three nuclear sites in Iran.
He said “a full payload” of bombs was dropped on Fordo, a mountainous area in central Iran where the country’s main underground uranium enrichment facility is believed to be located, and two other nuclear sites in Natanz and Esfahan.
The attack came after a week of mixed signals from Trump, with Israel reportedly asking the United States to join the airstrikes it began earlier this month targeting scores of locations in Iran, including those related to Tehran’s nuclear program.
His announcement that the United States had struck the nuclear facilities also came after the White House said Thursday that he would make his decision on whether to bomb Iran within two weeks.
“There is not another military in the World that could have done this,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform. “NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!”
The United States joining Israel’s war against Iran is expected to escalate tensions, possibly including strikes on American troops and military bases in the Middle East.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a recent video message that U.S. military participation in the conflict would result in irreparable consequences.
U.S. media reported earlier that American military equipment including B-2 stealth bombers and bunker-buster munitions said to be effective in destroying underground structures such as Iran’s nuclear facilities had been deployed.
Israel’s attacks on Iran, which began on June 13, led to retaliatory operations by Tehran including missile attacks on Tel Aviv, leaving many civilians dead and injured on both sides.
Maxar satellite imagery overview shows the Fordo enrichment facility southwest of Tehran on June 14, 2025.
BY: The Times Union – KYOTO
