President Trump announces attack on Iran’s nuclear sites
UPDATE 2 (10:05 P.M. on June 21, 2025): Transcript from President Trump’s Address to the Nation:
UPDATE 1 (8:20 P.M. on June 21, 2025): Multiple outlets reporting President Trump will address the nation in about an hour and 40 minutes (10 PM EST).
STORY: In a dramatic announcement, President Donald Trump has declared that the United States has carried out a “very successful” military strike targeting three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.
“All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump said in a statement, “full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow.” He praised the U.S. military, calling them “great American Warriors,” and emphasized that “there is not another military in the World that could have done this.”
President Trump concluded his social media post with a call for diplomacy: “NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!”
This development comes following war between Israel and Iran over the last week. This is a developing story.
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