On Sunday morning, the U.S. despatched missiles to Iran, attacking three of their uranium enrichment websites, additional uniting with Israel’s longstanding efforts to weaken Iran’s nuclear stronghold. President Trump confirmed the bombings on social media, the place he wrote on Reality Social, “We’ve accomplished our very profitable assault on the three Nuclear websites in Iran, together with Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.”
The publish continued: “All planes are actually exterior of Iran air area. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the first web site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their means dwelling. Congratulations to our nice American Warriors. There may be not one other army within the World that might have performed this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thanks to your consideration to this matter.”
Later, at a press convention on the White Home, President Trump stated:
“Our goal was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capability and a cease to the nuclear menace posed by the world’s primary state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report back to the world that the strikes had been a spectacular army success. Iran’s key nuclear enrichment services have been utterly and completely obliterated.”
In a video assertion, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated: “Congratulations, President Trump, your daring determination to focus on Iran’s nuclear services with the superior and righteous would possibly of the US will change historical past.”
In line with NPR, “Saturday’s assault marks the primary act of direct army involvement by the U.S. within the quickly escalating battle between Iran and Israel.” Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) stated of the assaults on X, “President Trump sending U.S. troops to bomb Iran with out the consent of Congress is a blatant violation of our Structure. The American individuals don’t need one other perpetually warfare. We’ve seen the place many years of countless warfare within the Center East will get us—all primarily based on the lie of ‘weapons of mass destruction.’ We’re not falling for it once more.”
“The army operations in Iran ought to function a transparent reminder to our adversaries and allies that President Trump means what he says,” Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) wrote on X. “The President gave Iran’s chief each alternative to make a deal, however Iran refused to decide to a nuclear disarmament settlement. President Trump has been constant and clear {that a} nuclear-armed Iran won’t be tolerated. That posture has now been enforced with energy, precision, and readability.”
On Sunday, 8 a.m. EST, President Trump will maintain a press convention from the Pentagon.