US B-2 Spirit bombers flew non-stop for about 37 hours from Missouri to deliver what President Donald Trump called a “very successful attack” on Iran’s nuclear programme early Sunday, June 22.
The stealth bombers, refuelling several times mid-air, struck three key Iranian nuclear sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.
“Fordow is gone,” Trump said, referring to the heavily fortified underground facility long considered Tehran’s most secure nuclear site.
He praised the mission as an “amazing success” and warned Iran that they should “make peace immediately or they’ll get hit again.”
The strikes, carried out with a combination of bunker-buster bombs and Tomahawk missiles, were the most direct US military action against Iran in years. Trump said six bunker-buster bombs were dropped on Fordow, and around 30 Tomahawk missiles targeted other nuclear installations.
