Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu./SCREENGRABAccording to him, this step "will change history."
"Congratulations President Trump, your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history," Netanyahu said in a video statement released by his office.
The US said it carried out strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordo—the latter is believed to be the most difficult and prized target.
In a televised address to the nation, President Donald Trump hailed the operation as a "spectacular military success", warning Tehran to quickly make peace or face "far greater" attacks.
The US reportedly used heavy bunker-busting bombs dropped from B-2 strategic stealth bombers and Tomahawk cruise missiles—details could be announced at a Pentagon briefing later on Sunday.
Iran's state media admit part of the Fordo site was "attacked by enemy strikes", but it is downplaying the extent of the damage.
Bluff. It is a word repeated a lot on Iran’s state TV, a presenter on state TV said Donald Trump is “bluffing” about destroying the Fordo nuclear site, adding that “only two tunnels at the entrance and exit of Fordo have been damaged.”
Iranian official media began downplaying the attacks early on, calling them “unverified reports.”
Morteza Heydari, spokesperson for Qom province crisis management, who had confirmed the attack on “a part” of Fordo, was quick to say afterwards that the whole province was “entirely calm”
