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President Donald Trump announced on Saturday U.S. forces successfully launched attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, warning the country to “make peace,” as future strikes loom.
During an address to the nation, Trump said the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.
“Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror,” the president said. “Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.”
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A map shows where Iran’s most important nuclear facilities are situated. (Fox News/FDD)
Trump said if Iran does not make peace, “future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”
“This cannot continue,” he said. “There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran, far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days. Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all … but if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes.”
Fox News host Sean Hannity said he spoke with Trump and learned six bunker busters were used on Fordow.
They were reportedly dropped by three American B-2 stealth bombers, carrying two bombs each.
Maxar satellite imagery overview of the Fordow enrichment facility located approximately 60 miles southwest of Tehran. (Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies via Getty)
Then, 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired from U.S. submarines at Natanz and Isfahan.
All planes are safely on their way home, according to Trump.
Fordow, Iran’s main underground enrichment site, was difficult for the Israeli Army to destroy due to its location, leading to requests for the U.S. to use its B-2 stealth bombers and 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs.
Fox News Digital on Saturday morning reported six B-2 stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri appeared to be on their way to a U.S. Air Force base in Guam.
It is not immediately clear if U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers. (Reuters/Mike Segar/File Photo)
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The bombers reportedly refueled after taking off from Missouri, suggesting they launched without full fuel tanks due to the weight of carrying bunker-buster bombs — which only the U.S. has.
Senior White House officials and sources familiar with the situation told Fox News the U.S. gave Israel, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Congressional leadership a heads-up before the strikes.
President Trump also reportedly spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the attacks.
A map shows the distance from Whiteman AFB to Iran. (Fox News)
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In a video posted on social media, Netanyahu congratulated Trump on the decision.
“Your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history,” he said in the video. “America has been truly unsurpassed. It has done what no other country on Earth could do. History will record that President Trump acted to deny the world’s most dangerous regime, the world’s most dangerous weapons.
“President Trump and I often say, ‘Peace through strength.’ First comes strength, then comes peace. And tonight, President Trump and the United States acted with a lot of strength.”
However, Trump credited the troops with the success of the operation.
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“Most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades,” the president said during the address. “Hopefully, we will no longer need their services in this capacity.”
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Fox News Digital’s Lucas Y. Tomlinson, Rachel Wolf and Fox News’ Sarah Tobianski contributed to this report.
