The U.S. military dropped six “bunker buster” bombs on Iran’s Fordow nuclear enrichment facility on Saturday night, along with strikes on two other key facilities, as President Trump announced that the underground plant, buried nearly 300 feet beneath a mountain, had been “completely and totally obliterated.”
Trump stunned the world just before 8 p.m. on Saturday by revealing on Truth Social that he had authorized a strike on Iran. The operation involved deploying six powerful 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs along with 30 Tomahawk missiles, targeting the nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Trump’s decision to join Israel to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program comes nine days after Israel first attacked.
Iran Bombed by Trump’s Bombers
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“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump posted on Truth Social, marking the first-ever US strike on Iranian territory.
“A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
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At 10 p.m. on Saturday, the president addressed the nation from the White House, saying that the mission that “our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror.”
“Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success,” Trump said, flanked by Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”
Trump went on to say that “for 40 years, Iran has been saying, ‘Death to America, Death to Israel.’ They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs — that was their specialty.
“We lost over 1,000 people and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate.”
US Worked in Coordination with Israel
Trump said that he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “worked as a team, like perhaps no team has ever worked before,” in their efforts to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program. The president said that time is running out for the Islamic Republic and warned that there would be severe repercussions if a peaceful resolution is not reached.
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“There are many targets left. Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal,” he said. “But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill.”
In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity shortly after the strikes, Trump revealed that B-2 bombers had dropped six 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs on the Fordow site, while 30 Tomahawk missiles fired from U.S. submarines targeted the Natanz and Esfahan facilities — both of which had already suffered major damage from earlier Israeli attacks.
These three locations, located south of Tehran, were key components of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. The country’s hardline, anti-U.S. leadership had openly claimed the program was intended for generating electricity, despite widespread concerns it was actually aimed at developing nuclear weapons.
Trump had appeared indecisive about joining Israel’s air offensive, telling reporters Thursday that he would make a final decision “within the next two weeks.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Wednesday that any U.S. attacks on the Islamic Republic would “irreparable damage for them,” although Tehran did not reveal specific details about its plans for retaliation.
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Prior to the assault, Trump held discussions with Netanyahu, whose air force has effectively gained dominance over Iran’s skies.
“Congratulations President Trump, your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.
Trump had sought a deal with Iran to abandon its nuclear program, assigning his Middle East special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to lead five rounds of high-level direct negotiations with Iranian officials starting in April. However, Tehran rejected the proposed deal and refused to meet Trump’s additional disarmament demands following the launch of Israeli airstrikes on June 13.
