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President Donald Trump said in a brief address to the nation Saturday evening that U.S. bombers had “totally obliterated” three key Iranian nuclear sites and threatened to hit more targets if Iran refused to “make peace.” The strikes were a rare use of B-2 stealth bombers, a highly secret and central part of U.S. nuclear deterrence strategy, and marked the country unequivocally joining Israel’s campaign to cripple Tehran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon.
“Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” Trump said, after striding down the White House Cross Hall and stepping up to a microphone flanked by Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”
The operation marks the most direct American military intervention inside Iran in decades and has reignited fears of a rapidly widening conflict that could draw in proxy forces, endanger U.S. troops, and disrupt global energy markets.
“For 40 years, Iran has been saying, Death to America, Death to Israel,” Trump said. “There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days.”
Trump warned of additional airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program, noting “There are many targets left.”
“Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal,” the President continued. “But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed, and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes.”
Trump took a moment to thank Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying “we worked as a team like perhaps no team has ever worked before.” Trump finished his remarks by saying, “God bless the Middle East, God bless Israel, and God bless…
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