WASHINGTON (Fwrd Axis) — President Donald Trump said Saturday night that Iran’s nuclear facilities were “completely and totally obliterated” following the strikes by the U.S. earlier in the day.
The strikes, which targeted Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites, are the first time the United States has conducted a direct military attack on Iran.
A defense official confirmed the U.S. Navy submarines also launched 30 Tomahawk missiles into Iran.
“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” Trump said during an address to the nation.
Trump’s claim about the result of the strikes could not be confirmed.
The President also warned that the U.S. could still attack if they respond to the attacks or a deal is not reached.
“There will be either peace or there will be tragedy,” Trump said with Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio by his side. “Remember there are many targets left. … [I]f peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill.”
Trump thanked God, the military and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying U.S. officials “worked as a team”.
Netanyahu congratulated Trump on the strikes, thanking him for the “bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might” of the U.S. military.
Trump’s decision to bomb Iran is a risk that the Trump administration hopes will not see the United States will not be drawn into another war in the Middle East.
Trump posted on Truth Social, “ANY RETALIATION BY IRAN AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE MET WITH FORCE FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS WITNESSED TONIGHT. THANK YOU! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES”
The New York Police Department said in a statement that it was putting officers at locations around the city amid the U.S. action.
“We’re tracking the situation unfolding in Iran,” the statement said. “Out of an abundance of caution, we’re deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating with our federal partners.”
