Trump confirms US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites

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The US conducted airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, namely Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, US President Donald Trump confirmed on Truth Social on Saturday night.

"All planes are now outside of Iran's airspace. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home," Trump wrote.

"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this," he added.

"NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!" he concluded.

US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers were involved in the strikes, a US official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

American B-2 stealth bombers took off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri toward a strategic base in Guam in the western Pacific, two US officials confirmed to Reuters on earlier on Saturday. They did not say how many B-2 bombers were being moved.

Officials have not yet confirmed whether these were the same B-2 bombers which struck Iran's nuclear facilities.

The Mother of All Bombs

B-2 stealth bombers are the only aircraft capable of carrying and deploying the GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator, or MOP, commonly nicknamed The Mother of All Bombs.

The GBU-57A/B is a 30,000-pound, precision-guided, bunker-busting bomb designed specifically to destroy hardened and deeply buried targets.

It is believed that these bombs are required to fully destroy Iran's nuclear facilities deep underground, particularly in Fordow.