Update (2005ET):
Hours after U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri en route to the Indo-Pacific region, President Trump announced that U.S. forces had "successfully attacked" three nuclear sites in Iran—Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.
The president wrote on his 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 air space.
A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home.
Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
There has been no confirmation from President Trump regarding what type of USAF bombers conducted the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. However, based on timing and strategic capability, it is plausible that B-2 Spirit stealth bombers—previously observed departing Whiteman Air Force Base—were involved in the operation.
At this time, operational details remain limited
An Israeli official tells the Axios news site that to conduct the overnight strike against Iran’s nuclear sites, the US used B-2 stealth bombers, the advanced aircraft known for being capable of delivering huge bunker buster bombs that are potentially capable of destroying Iran’s underground nuclear facility in Fordo.
Hours earlier, open-source flight trackers showed that a number of B-2 bombers were heading from the US toward Guam in the Pacific Ocean.
Trump to give public address following US strike on Iran nuclear sites
US President Donald Trump says he will address the nation from the White House at 10 p.m. local time (5 a.m. Israel time), “regarding our very successful military operation in Iran.”
“This is an HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ISRAEL, AND THE WORLD. IRAN MUST NOW AGREE TO END THIS WAR,” he writes on Truth Social.
Trump shares post claiming that ‘Fordo is gone’
US President Donald Trump has shared a post on Truth Social from an open-source intelligence account claiming that “Fordo is gone.”
Fordo is Iran’s underground uranium enrichment facility that has been characterized as the most integral part of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
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