The United States military bombed three Iranian nuclear sites overnight Saturday to Sunday, including an underground uranium enrichment facility in Fordow. The announcement was made by President Donald Trump shortly before 8 p.m. in Washington, D.C., IPN reports.
The US president said it was a “very successful” attack and that Iran’s key nuclear sites had been “completely and totally destroyed.” He also warned Iran not to respond to the attack, as the United States could strike other targets “with precision, speed, and skill.”
“There will either be peace or a tragedy for Iran, far greater than what we have seen in the last eight days,” Trump said in a speech to the nation from the White House, according to France 24.
The US president praised American troops for “an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades” and thanked the Israeli army “for the wonderful work they have done”.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a message posted on social media after the attack that the US action “will change history” and congratulated Donald Trump on his “bold decision”.
The American attacks were confirmed by Iranian officials, according to state media.
The Al Jazeera television website, compared to a “CNN of the Arab world,” wrote that “the credibility of the Iranian government, which has threatened a massive response to any American attack, is at stake”.
