The United States launches 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump says

Washington President Trump said on Saturday evening that the United States fired three Iranian nuclear facilities.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan,” Mr. Trump books On the social truth. “All aircraft are now outside the Iranian air area. A full load of bombs has been dropped on the main location, Fordo. All the planes are safe on their way home. Congratulations to our great American warriors. There is no other army in the world that could have done this. It is time for peace! Thank you for your interest in this issue.”

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In a follow -up post, Mr. Trump wrote: “This is a historic moment for the United States of America, ISTAEL (SIC), and the world. Iran must now agree to end this war. Thank you!”

Iran pledged revenge if the United States joins Israeli attackWhich began to collapse on Iranian nuclear sites and military targets on June 13. Iran responded to missile and drone attacks on Israeli cities.

Fordo, enrichment facility site International experts believe that the key to the Iranian nuclear program is buried about 300 feet below a mountain and protects it with large air defenses.

Experts believed that the best opportunity to destroy the facility lies in the production of the United States “Bunker-Buster” bomb It is known as GBU-57-Huge ammunition penetration, or MP-MP-heavy bomb that can only be dropped by the American B-2 launcher.

A source familiar with the operation and an official at the Supreme Ministry of Defense confirmed that MP was used in strikes, with two MPS used for each goal.

The sources said that the United States had contacted Iran’s diplomat on Saturday to say that the strikes are all American plans and that efforts to change the regime are not planned. Earlier this weekSeveral US officials told CBS News that Mr. Trump is opposing a plan to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran.

Two White House officials told CBS News that the United States alerted Israel before strikes. The officials said that Mr. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke after the strikes.

The state -run Iranian media admitted early on Sunday morning, local time, that the Fordo nuclear site had been attacked and activated air defenses, according to Associated Press.

Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson was briefed before the strikes, according to a familiar source.

Earlier on Saturday, many US officials confirmed to CBS News that the BOMBERS left the Whiteman Air Force base in Missouri on its way to Guam. Several air fuel tankers in the United States have been monitored on commercial airline followers that fly airline in line with the aircraft accompanying the United States to the Pacific Ocean.

American strikes come after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi met with European officials In Geneva On Friday and said it was open to more dialogue.

“Iran is ready to consider diplomacy again,” Aragchchi said, adding: “I confirm that the Iranian defense capabilities are not negotiable. (But) expressed our willingness to meet again in the near future.”

On Thursday, the president said he would decide whether to strike Iran “in the next two weeks.” One of the sources told CBS News at the time that Mr. Trump “believes that there is no big option. The completion of the job means the destruction of Fordo.”

Meanwhile, the US ambassador to Israel Mike Hakapi He said earlier Saturday The United States has begun to evacuate the Americans and green cards from Israel on departure trips with help. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said before Mr. Trump’s announcement of strikes, two flights from Tel Aviv to Athens with about 70 American citizens, and their accompanying family members and permanent legal residents.

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He contributed to this report.