President Donald Trump said on TruthSocial that US military forces carried out airstrikes against three of Iran’s nuclear facilities overnight, a dramatic escalation in the long-standing tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” Trump wrote. “Our bombers have safely exited Iranian air space. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!”
The statement marked the first official U.S. acknowledgment of direct military action against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure since the beginning of heightened hostilities in the region earlier this year. The Pentagon has not yet issued a formal statement, and it is unclear whether the strikes were coordinated with allies or approved through consultation with Congress.
The three facilities, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan (Esfahan), have long been central to Iran’s uranium enrichment program.
- Natanz is Iran’s primary enrichment facility and has been at the center of both covert sabotage operations and diplomatic standoffs over the years.
- Fordow, built deep inside a mountain, is considered highly fortified and difficult to target. Its existence was revealed publicly in 2009.
- Isfahan houses facilities for uranium conversion and fuel manufacturing, including a reactor fueled by enriched uranium.
Each of these sites is monitored, to varying degrees, by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), though Iran has sharply curtailed access in recent years following the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement.
The strike comes amid months of escalating military tensions between the U.S., Israel, and Iran. In recent weeks, U.S. forces in the region had been placed on heightened alert following Iranian missile tests, increased proxy activity in Iraq and Syria, and Tehran’s refusal to cooperate with international inspectors.
Just days before the strike, US intelligence indicated Iran was preparing to enrich uranium to weapons-grade levels, surpassing the 90% threshold. Iranian officials denied the allegations and insisted their nuclear program was for peaceful purposes.
While immediate details remain scarce, early reports suggest explosions were detected near the cities of Natanz and Isfahan around midnight local time. Iranian state media has so far not confirmed the strikes, but officials are expected to issue a response shortly.
The international community is bracing for potential retaliation from the world’s major exporter of terror — the Islamic Republic of Iran government. Oil prices surged on initial news of the strikes, and several Middle Eastern capitals have placed military units on standby. NATO officials are said to be in emergency consultation, and the United Nations Security Council is expected to convene later today.
Here we go again… Iran is in the process of being forced into the SWIFT banking system… And that’s what it’s all about… $$$
What, did you buy some of that counterfeit digital yuan?
Sad that’s it’s had to come to this. Wonder if this might have been prevented if president Biden hadn’t given Iran access to billions of dollars in funding?
Middle East fatigue.
What’s wrong with these people – Jews, Arabs, and Persians?
Enough is enough – please get your shXX together.
In the last 40 years we spent trillions, killed millions, and lost thousands – and these shxx hole countries are worse now than they were 40 years ago.
Honestly, I don’t care about any of them.
Look around our streets, we have a lot of problems to address in our country.
Enough.
The question on everybody’s mind at this time is: What does jasmine crockett have to say about these events?
On June 21 2025, Trump escalated the Mideast war. But:“We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.
My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. That’s what I want to be, a peacemaker and a unifier.” – Donald Trump.
At some point, Trump voters must admit they made a mistake, that they mistook his charisma for honesty.
“must”?
Your hubris is astounding
You won’t review your vote for Trump because you are rightfully embarrassed by your gullibility.
Yeah, if it only we had Biden or Kamala right?
Then we’d be living in a utopian society.
Have you had your Covid booster?
Remember, it’s for the children and senior citizens – do the right thing.
Can you go back to polluting the watchman site instead of this one?
Sometimes, one has to punch the bully in the nose to avoid the war.
Adults understand that, children do not.
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Besides, based on your previous comments here on MRAK, I am pretty sure you are just upset because this delayed Iran’s plans to nuke Israel.
CB. unimpressive
On par with the quality of the comment I was responding to.
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And, what, exactly, did I say that was incorrect in any way?
Well, I just lost a lot of respect for president Trump. The ones who began this war don’t want peace. Why does he think we can achieve such through our mostly peaceful bombing? I pray this doesn’t lead us into a hot WW3
Barry Sotero caused this existential crisis
As always, conservatives have to clean up the mess left behind by the pedocrats
Jimmy Carter started it, not Barry Sotero. Sotero only escalated it.
The Iranians have been denutted. What weapons do the dirtbags have to fight with? The paper tiger of Iran could now be whipped by Nepal or our Salvation Army.
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Is there any concrete evidence these strikes actually accomplished anything beyond getting us officially entangled in yet another spat between Israel and her neighbors?
Pray for peace. Only divine intervention is effective at this point.
A big beautiful bill. A big beautiful bomb.
A big beautiful president.
And he really should not have moved forward without congressional approval. It’s a pretty sad state of affairs when I have to agree with Bernie.
Spare us. You would do whatever Bernie or AstonishinglyObtuseCword tells you to like a good maoist.
Some background:
The last time the U.S. Congress formally declared war was in June 1942 against Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania during World War II. This declaration was a result of the ongoing conflict after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declarations of war by Germany and Italy. While the U.S. has engaged in numerous military actions since then, including conflicts in Korea, Vietnam, and the Middle East, these were authorized by resolutions or undertaken under the President’s powers as commander-in-chief, rather than through formal declarations of war, according to Al Jazeera and the U.S. Senate.
Did Congress vote when Pres. Obama & Hillary took out Bin Laden?
Did they vote when Truman dropped bombs to end WW2?
Did Congress declare war in Vietnam?
Korea?
Put that in an envelope and send it back numerous decades to every President since forever who did the same thing.
Sorry, but this action is well within the authority of the President.
Platoons of Iranian illegal aliens invading America, Iranian rulers who chant “death to America”, who enrich uranium 300 feet underground for purely peaceful purposes, whose foreign policy doctrine for the last 45 years calls for destroying Israel as a Jewish state, who held 66 Americans hostage, whose weapons and help kill and hurt American servicemen, …this you respect?
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President Trump was just mean to mess up their ability to enrich uranium 300 feet underground for purely peaceful purposes so you lost respect for him?
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Peace with Iran’s rulers …all the above plus: “The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump” or you lose respect for President Trunp?
(‘https://apnews.com/article/iran-fbi-justice-department-iran-83cff84a7d65901a058ad6f41a564bdb)
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Americans should send another really big planeload of cash plus beg forgiveness and impeach President Trump, this will win back your respect, yes?
This attack is based on the proposition that if you think that someone might attack you, you can and should attack them first. If that is now the operating principle of the United States it has few logical limits and World War III may be little more than a few months away.
Many have foolishly believed they can predict how other nations will respond to attacks such as these. Humanity will pay a terrible price for such hubris.
How does this compare to the obama/biden/soros/clinton approach of promoting molochite worship, r@ping children and stealing taxes from hard working US citizens to pay off the maoists and islamofascists?
I have no idea what this comment is trying to say. I will let you answer your own question.
molochite?
Might revisit the premise, the “think” part.
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It’s more than “think” …they’re enriching uranium 300 feet below ground for purely peaceful purposs while chanting “death to America”, now what?
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You think someone might attack you, why would you not neutralize their ability to attack you?
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45 years we’ve put up with this, now they’re killing Israelis, making atom bombs, Biden let god-knows how many IRG cadre into America, they plot to kill our president, their own people hate them, but we should do nothing, let them hit first, because we’ve been taught to fear decapitating that snake might start WWIII?
Was this bombing necessary? Yes, because the world – which includes Israel and the USA – will be a safer place if the cruel rulers of Iran are now unable to develop atomic bombs. Meanwhile, the far more despotic rulers of communist China are busily arming to threaten Taiwan, the neighboring western Pacific nations, and the USA. The USA and the free world cannot let its guard down now, or ever.
The first time in the history of the world that an entire radical religion (fanatic Islam) was exorcised by a Spirit (the beautiful B-2 stealth bomber). US technology is so effing cool!
Hope the ragheads in Tehran are lining up for their 72 virgin express. Trump gave them a one-way ticket.
Good. Should have been done 20 years ago.
Iran has spent decades terrorizing the western world, weak leadership has allowed this to happen. The Obama/Biden/Harris administration literally funded the terrorist regime. There was zero civilian reason to enrich uranium to the levels Iran was, they’ve stated their goal for all to hear…Death to America, death to Israel. It’s not surprising to see people who hate America denounce this, even after decades of attempted diplomacy, the leadership in Iran laughed at diplomacy and thought they could continue doing what they’ve done. These people (and I use that term loosely) only understand power and they’ve overplayed their hand.
If you live in America, these terrorists think you are a part of the great satan and they would kill you if given the chance. Hopefully this will result in a reality check for Iran and they will understand that they can no longer proceed as they have since 1979 when the muslim terrorists took control of Iran.
Those evil vile Iranians. They put those thousands of mossad agents in US malls right before 9/11 and forced the fbi (not INS) to deport all of the mossad agents back to israel without making a widely publicized mention of it. Evil Iran forced mossad agents to park that Urban Moving Systems van in new jersey and dance for joy while filming the towers fall. The vile Iranians forced Robert Maxwell to be what Netanyahu called “the greatest spy for israel” while putting pro israel propaganda into US school textbooks for 2 generations of young Americans. The monstrous Iranians forced Robert Maxwell’s daughters to run major US tech firms, reddit, and Iranians forced Gihislane Maxwell to do the things that cannot be mentioned
Great to have a man ( with all his facilities) doing what he said he would do. Rather that someone behind a curtain controlling the puppet that was installed in front of it.
There’s no doubt that Iran would preemptively use nukes to carry out what they promised to do
FAFO
Iranian nuclear facilities changed their pronouns to “were” / “was”…
Uh, JM:
Democrat President Harry Truman also faced this alleged hubris when he made a decision to nuke Japan, not once, but twice. WW2 ended quickly, with millions of lives saved by that operating principle, Harry Truman became a legend, and the US is still feared worldwide 80 years later. And you, sir, have had a good life as a result. Why do you fear success and military prowress from a magnanimous country such as ours?
We are betrayed. It is MAGA. Not some other countries greatness. Little of the promising domestic policy will be implemented, as his coalition is now fractured. Good job all you chickenhawks. You are just like leftists.
We have a nasty, parasitic elite who have looted the country and led us into failed foreign adventure one after another.They all need to go.
Micah, “ We have a nasty, parasitic elite who have looted the country”. I presume you mean Trump and Bezos and Musk?
I damn Trump for this move, and I damn the entire “Israel First” neocon-led establishment.
With this needless and vile warmongering move, I wash my hands of Trump. He is dead to me. I should have voted for the Cackin’ Ho, if only to accelerate the inevitable decline and destruction of this country.
Rather dystopian view Jeffy.
Med check time Bucko.
Make an appointment with a doctor first thing on Monday.
I am literally shaking right now.
Well, the importance of you decision can’t be overstated Jefferson. This changes everything.
Jeez.
Get over yourself.
Stop over reacting to everything
The MSM got ya’.
Trust me, the sky isn’t falling.
Think Ukraine war, closing if the border, deporting illegals, tariffs, and the fallout with Musk – all of these events were going to bring down Trump.
Uh, no, it didn’t happen.
In 72 hours you’ll be on to the next thing.
This move only delays the inevitable. When it comes to angry religious nutbars the only option is genocide. A partial trimming only leaves children to grow up remembering what the US did to their folks. That there’s biblical talk. Sanctioned by the lord; meek mild and murderous.
War with Iran is inevitable at some point. If we must fight them, I would prefer to do it on their soil, not ours. Our surrender is not an option. Unfortunately, it has taken us so long to do anything about this threat that we will likely only succeed in making the iatoldyouso even more angry and determined to wipe us out.
President Trump’s biggest mistake in this is not advising Congress, at least as early as the order to launch our bombers.
What is the end game? NO NATION BUILDING! – can’t do it, just like with Iraq. Colin Powell doctrine – go in, kick ass, get out… period.
Trump just lost half of his MAGA base and the protection they afforded him. He’s banking on protection from Zionist Israel & the lunatic fringe Christian Zionists here at home. He’s made a terrible miscalculation that will most likely cost him the presidency and will cause great economic hardship throughout the world and here at home.
You said it all, perfectly and succinctly.
Every American can, and should, expect years of blowback for this ill-conceived bailout of the Zionist regime and the neocon’s military-industrial complex.
Years of blow back???
Yes, I’ll be trembling in my basement fearing the wrath of the almighty Iranians…
Said no sane straight, Christian, populist male EVER.
It’s dumbfXXks in the Middle East.
Where have you been for the last 40 years – DisneyLand???
I never thought I’d find myself questioning the man I supported wholeheartedly over three elections. Donald Trump promised to put America first, to protect our borders, and to empower American workers. My son is just finishing AIT in the Army (he’s going to be an 11C), which he joined because he believed Trump would be a wise and effective leader, who would wholly support the military. With his recent attacks on Iran, his “big beautiful bill” which puts us so much further in debt, and his handling of immigration, especially when it comes to our farm workers, I’m done with him.
He’s a fraud, a cheat, and a warmonger who has put his own interests ahead of the nations. I bought into his crypto only to lose money, but I figured that’s just how some investments go. I didn’t lose much, but many others have, yet Trump and his friends have made huge sums of money.
My cousin, a farm owner in California, has been hit hard by the realities of this immigration policy. He has lost his foreman and most of his workers due to ICE detainment or fear of detainment. Trump’s hardline stance on immigration was initially appealing, but it feels like the very policies meant to protect American jobs are now threatening the farms that feed us. These workers are essential; they’ve been part of the community for years. They contribute to our economy and help keep food on our tables. They are not hardened criminals.
When I see Trump escalating tensions with Iran, I’m baffled and very concerned for how my son will be affected by yet another war we didn’t need. We should be focusing on strengthening our nation from within, not getting pulled into conflicts that don’t serve our interests. The Iran attacks feel like a distraction from the pressing issues at home. Trump is not putting America first, he’s putting himself first. This is terrible.
If only Biden or Kamala was president…
Jeez, get over yourself.
No president is perfect – but Trump is 10X better than the next closest one.
Live in reality, not utopia like a LibTard.
If only Kamala or Jeb was president – everything would be sooo much better.
The MSM got you!
Pull your head out of your proverbial arse and function in reality.
What possible alternative would be better?
If anyone is actually surprised that President Trump has taken this action they really haven’t been paying attention, they paid no attention during his first term or what he promised in all of his campaigns, or what actions he has previously taken and wha5 he has said. The people upset by this are on the left fringe, many who think they are on the right but hold viewpoints that line up with the Facists on the left.
As JD Vance said:
“First, POTUS has been amazingly consistent, over 10 years, that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. Over the last few months, he encouraged his foreign policy team to reach a deal with the Iranians to accomplish this goal. The president has made clear that Iran cannot have uranium enrichment. And he said repeatedly that this would happen one of two ways–the easy way or the “other” way. . .
Iran could have civilian nuclear power without enrichment, but Iran rejected that. Meanwhile, they’ve enriched uranium far above the level necessary for any civilian purpose . . . enriching right to the point of weapons-grade uranium. I have yet to see a single good argument for why Iran needed to enrich uranium well above the threshold for civilian use. . .
Meanwhile, the president has shown remarkable restraint in keeping our military’s focus on protecting our troops and protecting our citizens. . . People are right to be worried about foreign entanglement after the last 25 years of idiotic foreign policy. But I believe the president has earned some trust on this issue.”
Been waiting since the Carter Admin for this.
Thank You President Trump.
God Bless our troops.
Go Jews!