US Hits Three Iranian Nuclear Sites

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US military has hit three locations in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to stop Iran’s nuclear program. This move aims to weaken a long-time enemy but has increased the risk of a bigger conflict.

The president announced that the US completed a “very successful attack” on nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

Trump said in a social media post, “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.”

The direct involvement of the US in the war comes after more than a week of strikes by Israel on Iran.

US and Israeli officials said that American stealth bombers and the 30,000-pound (13,500-kilogram) bunker buster bomb offered the best chance of destroying heavily fortified sites connected to the Iranian nuclear program buried deep underground.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” Trump said in a post on social media. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home.”