In a significant escalation of Middle East tensions, US President Donald Trump ordered coordinated strikes on three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities early Sunday, June 22, directly drawing America into Israel’s ongoing conflict with Tehran. The targeted sites included Iran’s uranium enrichment centers at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, which had long been considered central to Iran's potential nuclear weapons development and were shielded deep underground beyond the reach of most conventional weaponry. Speaking from the White House, Trump hailed the operation as a “spectacular military success,” claiming the sites had been “completely and totally obliterated.”

The precision strikes involved six 30,000-pound “bunker-buster” bombs dropped on Fordow by B-2 stealth bombers, while 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles were fired from submarines at Natanz and Isfahan. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth later confirmed that 75 “precision guided” weapons, including 14 “Massive Ordnance Penetrators,” were used, adding that the operation was not aimed at regime change but to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. Hegseth also noted that decoy bombers were sent over the Pacific during the operation.

President Trump's decision marked a striking reversal from his earlier hesitancy about joining Israel’s military campaign. A sharp change in tone emerged after a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on June 9, leading Trump to provide the military support Israel had been requesting. Backed by key administration officials, Trump issued a stark warning to Iran, demanding they “make peace” or face future swift and devastating US-Israeli retaliation, asserting that most remaining targets could be taken out in a matter of minutes. He later reinforced this message on Truth Social, threatening