Trump Claims US Airstrikes Have 'Obliterated' Iran's Key Nuclear Sites

• Trump brands strikes on Iran's Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan sites 'completely and totally obliterated,' warning of further attacks.
• Operation 'Midnight Hammer' used B-2 bombers and Tomahawks, delivering severe damage while escalating US involvement.
• Anti-war protests erupt in New York City and Washington DC.

President Donald Trump announced that US forces had struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, and he warned Tehran that if it did not agree to peace, it would face further attacks.

After days of deliberation and well before his self-imposed two-week deadline, Trump's decision to join Israel's military campaign against its main rival Iran marks a significant escalation in the conflict.

"The strikes were a spectacular military success," Trump stated during a televised Oval Office address. "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."

In a speech lasting just over three minutes, Trump stated that Iran's future would be "either peace or tragedy," and that the US military could strike many other targets. "If peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill."

According to reports, the US reached out to Iran diplomatically on Saturday, stating that the strikes are all part of the US plan and that it does not seek regime change.

Trump claimed that US forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites: Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow. He told Fox News that six bunker-buster bombs were dropped on Fordow, and 30 Tomahawk missiles were fired at other nuclear sites. The strikes involved US B-2 bombers, according to a US official.

"A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow," according to Trump. "Fordow is gone." "IRAN MUST NOW AGREE TO END THIS WAR," the foreign minister stated.

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It was reported earlier on Saturday on the movement of the B-2 bombers, which are capable of carrying massive bombs that experts say would be required to strike Fordow, which is buried beneath a mountain south of Tehran. Given its fortification, it will likely take days, if not longer, to determine the impact of the strikes.

According to Tasnim news agency, an Iranian official confirmed that a portion of the Fordow site was targeted by "enemy airstrikes."