The United States successfully destroyed Iran’s three key nuclear facilities, President Donald Trump reported to the nation Saturday night.
“Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity, and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror,” Trump said. “Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. “Iran’s key nuclear facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.”
“Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” Trump warned. “If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”
Trump announced Saturday evening that the U.S. had dropped bombs on three major nuclear sites in Iran: Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan. He addressed the nation Saturday night to discuss the historic move.
He said he worked with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to carry out the military effort.
“We worked as a team like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we’ve gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel,” Trump said. “I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they’ve done. And most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades.”
While Trump said he hopes the American military’s service will no longer be necessary, he emphasized more strikes would follow if Iran doesn’t seek peace.
“But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed, and skill,” Trump said. “Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes.”