US attacks three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump announces
The US carried out strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday evening.
"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
"All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow," he said.
"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."
US B-2 bombers were involved in the strikes, an American official told Reuters.
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Reuters had reported earlier in the day the movement of B-2 bombers, which can be equipped to carry massive bombs capable of such strikes.
Iranian media confirmed on Sunday that parts of nuclear sites were struck.
"A few hours ago, after Qom's air defences were activated and hostile targets were identified, part of the Fordow nuclear site was attacked by enemy air strikes," Tasnim news agency reported, quoting Morteza Heydari, spokesperson for crisis management in the Qom region.
Fordow, the secretive Iranian nuclear enrichment facility buried half a kilometre under a mountain, is located near the city of Qom.
Separately, Fars news agency said: "The air defences of Isfahan and Kashan began to work to counter hostile targets, and several explosions were heard simultaneously."
Israel was in "full coordination" with Washington over the strikes, an Israeli official told Israeli public broadcaster Kan.
The United States "gave Israel a heads-up before the strikes," a senior White House official told AFP.
Israel's military raised the country's alert level following the US strikes on Iran.
Public safety restrictions were raised to "essential activity", the military said in a statement. Schools and workplaces would be closed under the new restrictions, with the exception of "essential sectors".
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