An earlier U.S. intelligence assessment reportedly found the attacks only set the program back by a few months.
TimelineHow Did The U.s. Conduct The Strike Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities?
The U.S. struck three nuclear sites across Iran Saturday—Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, following more than one week of strikes between Iran and Israel, with Trump warning there would be “peace or tragedy for Iran” depending on whether they retaliated. The next day, Trump claimed Iran’s nuclear sites sustained “monumental damage” from the U.S. strikes, citing satellite images. Iranian military officials accused America of “committing crimes” against the Iranian state and strikes between Iran and Israel continued over the course of the weekend. The U.S. strike was conducted by seven B2 Spirit bombers that took off from an Air Force base in Missouri overnight, Hegseth and Caine said Sunday. One of those bombers dropped two massive ordnance penetrators on a nuclear facility in Fordo at 2:10 a.
