The United States says it has caused “severe damage” to the Iranian nuclear program

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The United States has claimed that it had “severe damage and destruction” to Iranian nuclear facilities, as Donald Trump gambled that this process may harm the Islamic Republic without provoking a military or political reaction.

General Dan Kane, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the United States, said on Sunday that seven B-2 bombers flew for 18 hours of Missouri, as they dropped 14 Bunker Buster bombs on targets in Iran before returning to the United States.

The strikes deepened on Sunday morning in Iran the conflict in the Middle East, which had been in a state of turmoil since Hamas’s attack on Israel in 2023. They came slightly more than a week after Israel launched missiles in Iran and Tehran retreated with amazing targets in Israel.

The shelling raid was the first use in a conflict between 30,000 GBU-57 Bt ammunition, and it is widely believed to be the only bomb capable of penetration Iranian nuclear site undergroundAnd that Defense Minister Beit Higseth said is “the primary goal.”

The American bombers, which had to refuel in the air several times, targeted a separate location in Natanz, while the Ohio’s nuclear submarine was used to launch Tomahawk missiles at a third location in Safhan.

Although US officials boast of military achievement and “deception tactics” that included sending other B-2 bombers on the Pacific trap mission, they also sought to draw a line under intervention.

“We are not in war with Iran. We are in war with the Iranian nuclear program … we have no interest in a long conflict,” Vice Vice President JD Vance told NBC.

While Verse claimed that the United States “destroyed the Iranian nuclear program” and President Trump said earlier that it was “blocked”, Pentagon officials were more cautious pending a full evaluation.

“The final battle damage will take some time, but the assessments of the initial battle damage indicate that all three sites have been severely damaged and severely destroyed,” Kane said.

A person familiar with the attack said that the initial results indicate that the strikes were very “wonderful”.

But Iran has warned the United States against revenge, Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi The US saying “crossed a very large red line” with the shelling raid.

“It should remain a permanent open door for diplomacy,” Aragchchi told reporters in Istanbul. “But this is not the case now.”

While Tehran’s immediate revenge was with more strikes against Israel, which resulted in the injury of 16 people, the Iranian revolutionary guards from the United States warned of a “regret” response that could target US military bases in the Middle East.

Houthi -backed Houthi said in Yemen that they would resume targeting American ships in the Red Sea. Some politicians in Tehran called Iran to close Hermoz StraitTo disable oil supplies from the Gulf.

American officials said they have no plans for more attacks unless Iran responds.

“There are no planned military operations at the present time against Iran unless they are tampering while they are attacking (America) or American interests, so they will face a problem,” said Marko Rubio, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

China and Russia condemned the American attack while calling on European countries to cancel the escalation. UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres described it as a “direct threat to international peace and security.”

Trump’s decision to join Israel’s war on Iran The risk of a violent reaction from its supporters, many of whom want the United States to remain outside global conflicts.

While most Republican lawmakers supported Trump’s decision, actor Thomas Massi told the CBS that “there is no imminent threat to the United States” and the Republicans were “tired of endless wars in the Middle East.”

Some Democrats also condemned the strikes, saying they risked the United States to another lengthy war.