US has bombed three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump announces: ‘Now is the time for peace’
By Anna Young and Diana Glebova
The United States military launched airstrikes against Iran Saturday night – a historic attack that followed repeated demands from President Trump to the Islamic Republic to surrender after Israel initiated extensive strikes on the country’s nuclear infrastructure and military.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump posted on Truth Social just before 8 p.m. Saturday — marking the first-ever US strike against Iranian territory.
“A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”
Trump spent days behind closed doors vacillating between negotiating a deal with Iran to limit its uranium enrichment — ultimately giving a two-week deadline for renewed negotiations.
On Friday, Tehran, however, said it would refuse to hold nuclear talks with the US while it was still under attack from Israel.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said negotiations with the US wouldn’t happen “until Israeli aggression stops.”
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A source close to the White House said Trump decided Friday to strike Iran with “overwhelming force.”
Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Canada.
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President Trump announced the successful bombings of 3 key Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night.
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Israel began its attack on Iran last Friday by taking out its top nuclear scientists and military officials responsible for the country’s nuclear enrichment program.
As the two nations continued to trade deadly and destructive blows, Trump unleashed an open threat to Tehran to give up its nuclear program or else he’d seek a “real end” to the Iran-Israel conflict.
He also revealed that the US knows “exactly” where Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding out – but is letting him live “for now.”
Khamenei, at least publicly, balked at Trump’s demands that he concede defeat, with a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry warning that US involvement would trigger “all-out war in the region.”
“The US President threatens us,” Khamenei wrote on X. “With his absurd rhetoric, he demands that the Iranian people surrender to him. They should make threats against those who are afraid of being threatened. The Iranian nation isn’t frightened by such threats”
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waving.
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A handout picture provided by the Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office on March 21, 2025, shows him addressing the crowd during his annual Nowruz speech, in Tehran.
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“It isn’t wise to tell the Iranian nation to surrender. What should the Iranian nation surrender to?” the ayatollah asked. “We will never surrender in response to the attacks of anyone.”
Asked about the ayatollah’s response, Trump responded: “I say good luck.”
Smoke rising over Tehran after an attack on the state broadcaster.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on the IRIB building, the country’s state broadcaster, in Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025.
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Israel has asked the US to intervene to take out the Iranian Fordow nuclear facility buried deep in a mountain, as US military technology would have a good chance at eliminating it.
The US military has guided 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs that could more effectively collapse underground nuclear facilities – averting a potential incomplete demolition of sites by Israel, which has been dropping 2,000-pound bombs sourced from America.
President Trump speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One.
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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the G7 Summit aboard Air Force One while travelling back to Washington from Canada on June 16, 2025.
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“We’re the only ones that have the capability to do it, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to do it — at all,” Trump said about the possibility of the US taking out the site, adding that he’s “thinking about it.”
He remained open to possibly meeting with the Iranian delegation in DC, saying they reached out about coming to the White House, but noted that it’s difficult for them to leave given Tehran is under Israeli fire.
Smoke billows over damaged buildings following a missile attack in Herzliya, Israel.
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Smoke billows following an Iranian missile attack in Herzliya, central Israel, on June 17, 2025.
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Trump also claimed Iranian officials blew through a 60-day deadline to strike a deal.
The Israeli Air Force began conducting a new wave of airstrikes in western Iran later Wednesday, which was met with retaliatory missiles being launched from Tehran.
“The aircraft are striking operatives who are attempting to return and take munitions from the sites that were previously targeted,” said IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin.
Benjamin Netanyahu announcing a military operation against Iran.
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing the launch of a targeted military operation against Iran in a video statement on June 13, 2025.
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“Our message to them is clear: If you try to restore the terror capabilities in the area, you will be targeted.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin has apparently offered to mediate between Israel and Iran amid the escalating conflict — but Trump rejected the move.
Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli ambassador to the US, publicly warned of a “surprise” Thursday or Friday.
He suggested, without divulging any detail, that a potential attack on Iran would make Israel’s infamous Hezbollah pager detonation operation in Lebanon last year “look simple.”
“Let’s just say the world will understand how serious we are about stopping Iran’s capabilities — and not just in Gaza or southern Lebanon,” Leiter told Merit TV on Monday.
“We’ve pulled off a number of surprises. When the dust settles, you’re going to see some surprises on Thursday night and Friday, that will make the beeper operation almost seem simple.”
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