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Trump announces ‘very successful’ air strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that the United States has completed a “very successful attack” on nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

The president said all planes are now outside of Iranian air space and “on their way home.”

B-2 bombers were involved in the US strikes on Iran, a US official said, according to the Reuters news agency. B-2 bombers were involved in the US strikes on Iran, a US official said, according to the Reuters news agency.

Fordo – the secretive Iranian nuclear site

Situated about 60 miles (96km) south of the capital Tehran, the uranium enrichment site at Fordo is located in a mountainous region close to the city of Qom.

The underground facility is thought to consist of two main tunnels that house centrifuges used to enrich uranium, as well as a network of smaller tunnels.

Before Sunday’s strike by the US, as announced by President Trump, Israel had been appealing to Washington for intervention as the US is the only military with the capability to hit it.