The United States struck three Iranian nuclear development sites on Saturday. President Donald Trump said the U.S. targeted the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, the Natanz Nuclear Facility, and the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center.
The three sites were struck between 6:40 p.m. and 7:05 p.m. Eastern time. The attack included the use of bunker-buster bombs dropped by B-2 strategic bombers and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles.
Trump said the bombings, called Operation Midnight Hammer, were a “spectacular military success” and that the targets were “completely and totally obliterated.”
As the consequences of the strike are still being learned, here is everything you need to know about these sites and what is left of the Iranian nuclear program.
History of the Iranian nuclear program
Iran was a signatory to the
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