TEHRAN | TASS | The US Air Force has conducted a successful attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities, and all aircraft have returned to airbases, US President Donald Trump reported on Truth Social.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran’s space,” the US leader wrote. “All planes are safely on their way home,” he added.
According to Reuters, the attack involved B-2 strategic bombers previously redeployed to Guam, a US overseas territory in the Pacific. These aircraft are capable of carrying GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs, which are specifically designed to penetrate heavily fortified underground targets.
Experts believed earlier that this type of munition could be used in the strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, which lies buried approximately 90 meters below the surface.
TASS has compiled key information about the US strikes on Iran.
Attack
– Trump announced the operation via Truth Social.
– The strikes targeted three nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.
– A “full payload of bombs” was dropped on the Fordow site.
– According to Reuters, the strikes were carried out by B-2 strategic bombers equipped with GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs.
– This marks the first US military strike on Iran since 1979.
– ABC News reported that Israel received advance warning of the operation.
