By EgbemaVoice,
US President Donald Trump says American warplanes have bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and Israel.
“Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight was the most difficult of them all by far, and perhaps the most lethal,” Trump said in a brief televised address to the American people. “But if peace doesn’t come quickly we will go to those other targets with precision, speed and skill.”
The US said the strikes targeted facilities at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. The Fordo uranium enrichment site, located deep in a mountainside south of Tehran, is considered a central component of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Due to its depth—reportedly 80 to 90 meters underground—only the US is believed to have munitions capable of potentially reaching it. US officials confirmed to CBS News that GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators were used, with two bombs reportedly deployed per site.
Iranian state broadcaster official Hassan Abedini said the sites had been evacuated “a while ago,” and that Iran “didn't suffer a major blow because the materials had already been taken out.” However, President Trump claimed the “nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.” Former US Assistant Secretary of State Mark Kimmitt told the BBC, “There’s no way to suggest that it has been destroyed for all time.” It remains unclear what level of damage was inflicted, or whether there were any casualties.
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