In a stunning move, President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the U.S. had bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, escalating tensions and dragging the country into a new war.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
The Fordow facility, buried deep in a mountainside, was reportedly the main target. “A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow,” Trump added. “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!”
The attack came just two days after the White House said Trump was still weighing whether to join the growing conflict between Iran and Israel. That timeline collapsed with Saturday’s strikes.
It’s unclear whether the U.S. used bunker-buster bombs capable of destroying heavily fortified underground sites like Fordow.
Earlier this month, Israel launched its own attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, killing several top Iranian military leaders. Tehran responded with a series of retaliatory strikes. Until now, the U.S. had stayed out. No longer.
Trump, who has repeatedly vowed to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, made clear that uranium enrichment by Tehran would not be tolerated under any agreement.
He is expected to address the nation at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Despite Trump’s long-standing hard line on Iran, the decision has caused division among his own supporters. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and former adviser Steve Bannon have both warned that entering another foreign war would betray the “America First” agenda Trump has championed.
That warning is now in the rearview. The U.S. has officially entered the fight.
