President Donald Trump said Saturday the US military has carried out a "very successful attack" on three Iranian nuclear sites, including the underground uranium enrichment facility at Fordo.
"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 his Truth Social platform.
"A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow."
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Trump added that "all planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors."
Trump's announcement came just two days after he said he would decide "within two weeks" whether to join key ally Israel in attacking Iran.
Earlier on Saturday there were reports that US B-2 bombers -- which carry so-called "bunker buster" bombs -- were headed out of the United States.
US medias confirmed, citing sources close to the White House, that B-2 bombers had indeed been used in the attack.
According to Fox News, six GBU-57 bombs and 30 Tomahawks were used to bomb the sites.
Tehran had threatened reprisals on US forces in the Middle East if Trump attacked but the US president called for "peace."
"There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!" he said.
For its part, the Israeli army has tightened restrictions across the entire territory of the Jewish state, including on gatherings and educational activities, in anticipation of a potential Iranian response.
Israel had given advance notice of the American attack. After the bombing, Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Benjamin Netanyahu.
With AFP
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