U.S. Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

The United States military carried out strikes on three major nuclear facilities in Iran: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.
The attacks were conducted in several coordinated waves involving B-2 bombers and the U.S. Navy, aiming to destroy the Islamic Republic's primary enrichment capabilities.

According to a report from the U.S. Department of Defense, six stealth B-2 bombers operated at the Fordow facility, dropping 12 MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) bombs—munitions designed to penetrate reinforced underground facilities. The Natanz and Isfahan sites were targeted in part by 30 Tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. submarines positioned approximately 650 kilometers from the targets.

U.S. President Donald Trump declared: “This is a tremendous military success. We have completely destroyed the main enrichment facilities of the world’s number one terror state.” Surrounded by his team at the White House, he stated that the goal of the operation was to entirely eliminate the nuclear threat to the U.S. and its allies.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the operation, saying: “Trump and the U.S. acted with tremendous power. History will remember that they succeeded in preventing this dangerous regime from obtaining the most lethal weapon. I promised to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities, and that promise has been fulfilled.” Trump added: “We operated as the closest team ever, and went to great lengths to eliminate the terrible threat to Israel. Now it’s time for peace.”

Out of concern for an Iranian response, Israel’s airspace was closed as of this morning, civilian flights were canceled, and the Home Front Command’s directives for the population were tightened. In Jerusalem, it was reported that the American president updated the Israeli prime minister during the operation, and cabinet members watched the strike live.

Meanwhile, the Tehran regime claimed that all "sensitive materials" had been moved to secure locations well in advance, and labeled the strike a blatant violation of international law. Earlier this morning, the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that all aircraft returned safely to their bases.

The Fordow facilities are known for their fortified status, carved deep into a mountainside and situated dozens of meters underground—far deeper than the English Channel Tunnel. For this mission, highly expensive B-2 bombers were chosen, each valued at over $2 billion, with an operational range of approximately 11,000 kilometers.

The MOP bombs were released from an altitude of around 12 kilometers, without an internal propulsion system—allowing for extremely high penetration speed, though at the cost of pinpoint accuracy against deeply buried underground targets.

These events may shake the Middle East and intensify geopolitical tensions in the region, as Israel and the U.S. demonstrate strategic cooperation against a nuclear regime perceived as an existential threat.