Trump announces successful strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
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A bad potential orientation has probably played a key role in the Asset The successful strikes of the administration on a trio of Iranian nuclear installations on Saturday evening, which was suddenly announced by President Donald Trump in a social post of truth only after having declared that his decision on Iran would take place in the next two weeks.
“We finished our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan,” Trump said on Truth Social on Saturday evening. “All planes are now outside Iranian airspace. A complete payload of bombs has been abandoned on the main site, Fordow.”
Trump’s surprise announcement came with no media leak in advance and followed the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt Announcing Thursday during a press briefing that Trump would make a decision on the potential of Iran within two weeks, as opposed to an imminent decision.
“I have a message directly from the president, and I quote:” Based on the fact that there is substantial chances of negotiations which may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will decide or not for or not in the next two weeks “”, said Leavitt during a white house press briefing on Thursday, quoting Trump.
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They strikes three sites in Iran (Fox News)
Before the strikes on Saturday evening, six B-2 furtive bombers of an air base in Missouri seemed to be on the way to a US Air Force Base in Guam, US officials confirmed to Fox News on Saturday.
Fox New National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin said in an appearance on Saturday evening when the news had broken strikes that bombers were probably one of the “misleading treats put there to suggest that President Trump may have made the decision”.
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“These six B-2 bombers who headed west towards Guam, they would not have reached Iran in time to participate in this strike. So, that suggests that there was an additional B-1 package which may have stolen east of the base of Whiteman Air Force. She said this by speaking with Bret Baier de Fox News on Saturday evening.
Trump answers questions about Air Force One. (AP photo / Mark Schiefelbein)
“But as we knew, there were other indications, and we did not report it earlier this week, even if we knew that Whiteman Air Force had notified an opinion suggesting that the base was closed for the so-called repairs until Monday, June 23. Now, if you are looking at the time when we are right now, these B-2 would be at home at the time at the time, This could be an indication of the deadline, “added Griffin.
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Trump said in his social article of truth that he would speak to the nation at 10 p.m. to provide details on the strikes.
“I will give an address to the nation at 10:00 pm, to the White House, concerning our very successful military operation in Iran. It is a historic moment for the United States of America, Israel and the world. Iran must now accept to end this war. Thank you!”
The white house press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Information room from the White House in Washington, DC, May 22, 2025. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP) (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
Israel launched preventive strikes on Iran on June 12 after months of attempted nuclear negotiations and stopped the subsequent concern that Iran has advanced its nuclear program. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a short time after strikes were needed to “retreat the Iranian threat to the very survival of Israel”.
He added that if Israel had not acted, “Iran could produce A nuclear weapon in a very short time. “”
Nicknamed “Rising Lion Operation”, strikes targeted Iranian nuclear and missile infrastructure and killed a handful of senior Iranian military leaders.
Trump has several times urged Iran To conclude an agreement on its nuclear program before concluding its nuclear installations, but the country has retired from the current talks with the United States scheduled for June 15 in Oman and refused to return to the table in the following days.
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“Iran should have signed the” deal “I told them to sign,” posted Trump on Trum Social Monday evening, when he suddenly left a G-7 summit in class in Canada to better focus on the Israeli conflict – Iran. “What a shame and waste of human life. He simply said, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. I said it again and again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!”
