US strikes Iranian nuclear sites, Trump vows more to come
US President Donald Trump called on Iran to make peace after American strikes on the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan facilities on Sunday morning, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the President for joining the attack.
U.S. airmen refuel a B-2 Spirit at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, on May 28, 2025. Photo by U.S. Air Force, Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings/TPS-IL
“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,” Trump said in a brief address to the nation.
“Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success.”
He added, “Iran, the bully of Middle East, must now make peace. If not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”
In a video released by Netanyahu’s office during Trump’s announcement, the Prime Minister said the strikes would “change history.”
“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,” Netanyahu said.
Fordow was too hardened and deep for most conventional weapons. The US has “bunker buster” bombs, 13,500 kg deep-penetrating bombs, which are believed to be the only bombs capable of destroying those facilities. Only the US has planes capable of carrying them.
Fordow and Natanz are uranium enrichment sites. Isfahan is where raw uranium powder is converted into gas before being sent to one of the enrichment facilities. Isfahan also has several research reactors.
Anticipating an Iranian response, Israel’s Home Front Command raised the country’s level alert, including bans on educational activities, gatherings, and workplaces, with the exception of essential businesses.
Israel launched preemptive strikes against Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, citing intelligence that Tehran had reached “a point of no return” in its pursuit of nuclear weapons. According to Israeli defense officials, Iran has developed the capacity to rapidly enrich uranium and assemble nuclear bombs, with sufficient fissile material for up to 15 weapons.
Israeli intelligence also exposed a covert program to complete all components of a nuclear device. The strikes marked a dramatic escalation in what officials describe as a broader Iranian strategy combining nuclear development, missile proliferation, and proxy warfare aimed at Israel’s destruction.
