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Washington – The United States launched three Iranian nuclear facilities, President Trump announced on Saturday evening, describing them as “amazing military success.”

President Trump said in a national speech from the White House on Saturday night. “Our goal was to destroy the ability of Iranian nuclear enrichment and stop the nuclear threat posed by the terrorist state sponsor in the world.”

Before his speech, the president books On his social platform, a “full load of bombs” was dropped on the “Basic Location” Fordo. The President also said that all American aircraft made them safe from Iranian air space.

In the second job, Mr. Trump wrote: “This is a historic moment for the United States of America, ISTAEL (SIC), and the world. Iran must now agree to end this war. Thank you!”

Trump warns Iran against revenge after strikes

President Address Regarding the strikes late on Saturday night, saying that “the main nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran have been completely blocked and fully” and issued a warning to Iran to seek a peace deal in its war with Israel.

“There will be either peace, or there will be a much greater tragedy for Iran than what we have seen over the past eight days,” said Mr. Trump, surrounded by Vice President GD Verse, Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and Defense Minister Betty Higseth. “Remember that there are many remaining goals.”

“If peace does not come quickly, we will chase these other goals with accuracy, speed, and skill. Most of them can be taken out within minutes,” Mr. Trump added.

Iran pledged revenge if the United States joins Israeli attackWhich began to collapse on Iranian nuclear sites and military targets on June 13. Iran responded to missile and drone attacks on Israeli cities.

But in a follow -up on social media after his national speech, Mr. Trump said that “any revenge against Iran against the United States of America will meet much more power than tonight.”

What we know so far about American strikes

Two senior officials of the Ministry of Defense confirmed to CBS News that three American B-2 bombers were used to strike Fordo early on Sunday local time, with B-2s armed with producers from the United States “Bunker-Buster” bombs Known as GBU-57 Huge penetration, or mPS- heavy bombs that can only be dropped by B-2.

Fordo, high -quality uranium enrichment site International experts believe that the key to the Iranian nuclear program is buried about 300 feet below a mountain and protects it with large air defenses. The mop is believed to be the best opportunity to destroy the Fordo facility.

Officials told CBS News Natanz and ISFAHAN, shocked by the Tomahawk missiles launched by submarines. It is not clear that the number of missiles launched in these two sites.

The sources said that the United States had contacted Iran’s diplomat on Saturday to say that the strikes are all American plans and that efforts to change the regime are not planned. Earlier this weekMany US officials told CBS News that Mr. Trump is opposing an Israeli plan to kill Ayatollah Ali Khawni, the supreme leader of Iran.

Not all of the United States allies in the region that include American forces are part of the US Central Command were informed before the upcoming US plan to hit Iran, according to diplomatic sources. Some allies were informed because the planes were in the air.

What Israeli and Iranian officials say

Two White House officials told CBS News that the United States alerted Israel before strikes. The officials said that Mr. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke after the strikes. and In the video addressNetanyahu praised the president of strikes.

“We often say President Trump, peace through power. First comes, peace comes. Tonight, President Trump and the United States spend a lot of power.”

According to the Iranian government media, IRNA, Mortza Hydrari, a spokesman for the crisis headquarters in the Iranian national province, admitted that there were attacks on all three nuclear sites. The Iranian Atomic Energy Organization also confirmed the attacks in a statement, but claimed that the strikes would not prevent it from progressing in its nuclear program. He also called on the international community to condemn the attacks.

And in a Social media yet On Sunday morning, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragcha said that “according to the” United Nations Charter “and its provisions, Iran maintains all options to defend its sovereignty, interest and people.

Aragici claimed that the United States in its attack “committed a serious violation of the United Nations Charter.”

Internal security officials for physical revenge and potential cyber cyber surrendes of the American attack, at the local level, have monitored the level of “very high” threat and with the “red line” of the Iranian response doctrine that has now crossed, learned CBS News.

“We are in an unlimited area,” a US intelligence official told CBS News. “We do not know how Iran will interact with this because this is the highest rate of tension and conflict that we went through in modern history. We are not sure of the Khomeini regime’s reaction.”

The official added that the assessments range from few procedures by the Iranians to desperate and severe work.

American lawmakers give a mixed response

Parliament Speaker Mike Johnson was briefed before the strikes, according to a familiar source.

American lawmakers responded Mixed. Some Republicans, including Johnson, expressed their support for the strikes, while others, such as MP Margori Taylor Green of Georgia, a supporter of Trump’s enthusiastic, on X that “this is not our battle.”

The leader of the minority in the Democratic House of Representatives, Hakim Jeffrez and the leader of the Senate minority Chuck Schumer, criticized the lack of request for a license for Congress due to strikes.

“President Trump has misled the country about his intentions, and he failed to request a licensing of Congress to use military force and the dangers of American intertwining in a possible catastrophic war in the Middle East,” said Jeffrez.

Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, Vice -Chairman of the Senate Selection Committee in the field of intelligence, said in a statement that Mr. Trump carried a promise to “end the endless foreign wars.”

“Tonight, he took steps that could withdraw the United States to another, without consulting Congress, without a clear strategy, without looking at the consistent conclusions of the intelligence community, and without an explanation of the American people at stake,” Warner said.

Events that led to sudden strikes

Earlier on Saturday, many US officials confirmed to CBS News that the BOMBERS left the Whiteman Air Force base in Missouri on its way to Guam. Several air fuel tankers in the United States have been monitored on commercial airline followers that fly airline in line with the aircraft accompanying the United States to the Pacific Ocean.

American strikes come after Aragchi met with European officials In Geneva On Friday and said it was open to more dialogue.

“Iran is ready to consider diplomacy again,” Aragchchi said, adding: “I confirm that the Iranian defense capabilities are not negotiable. (But) expressed our willingness to meet again in the near future.”

On Thursday, the president said he would decide whether to strike Iran “in the next two weeks.” One of the sources told CBS News at the time that Mr. Trump “believes that there is no big option. The completion of the job means the destruction of Fordo.”

United States Ambassador to Israel Mike Hackabi He said earlier Saturday The United States has begun to evacuate the Americans and green cards from Israel on departure trips with help. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said before Mr. Trump’s announcement of strikes, two flights from Tel Aviv to Athens with about 70 American citizens, and their accompanying family members and permanent legal residents.

Meanwhile, the White House released pictures of the position room during strikes. In the room with President Kanes Verse, Higseth, Rubio, Chairman of the Board of Directors Dan Kane, Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tolsi Gabbard, Middle East envoys Steve Whitkov, Chief of Staff of the White House, White White White.

Gabbard’s presence in the room was important, as Friday, Mr. Trump He told reporters It was “wrong” when it witnessed in Congress in March that Iran was not building a nuclear weapon.

Higseth and Kane A date has been set To make a news briefing from the Pentagon at 8 am East time on Sunday to submit an update on the attack.

This report contributed to Nicole Sanja, Aaron Navarro, Margaret Brennan, James Laporta and Jennifer Jacobs.