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A apical master connected nan Iran atomic programme believes nan regime's atomic programme has been obliterated by Saturday night’s strikes by nan United States.
"The atomic programme is nary longer," Jonathan Schanzer, Executive Director of nan Foundation for Defense of Democracies, a "national information and overseas policy" deliberation tank, told Fox News Digital.
"Sources successful Israel study pinch precocious assurance that this section is over. Responsible parties must still region atomic materials from nan installation successful Isfahan. But that appears to beryllium nan last page to turn," he continued.
President Donald Trump said during his reside connected Saturday nighttime that "Iran’s cardinal atomic enrichment accommodation person been wholly and wholly obliterated."
TRUMP DECLARES 'VERY SUCCESSFUL ATTACK' ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM AS US FORCES STRIKE 3 KEY SITES
U.S. strikes 3 sites successful Iran. (Fox News)
Fox News reported earlier connected that Isfahan was "the hardest target," according to a elder U.S. official.
"Everyone was talking astir and focused connected Fordow, but Isfahan was really nan hardest target," nan charismatic said connected background. The U.S. utilized B-2 bombers to transportation retired nan mission.
A elder U.S. charismatic besides told Fox News that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu communicated aft nan strikes and that Israel had been informed up of time.
ISRAEL’S ACTIONS AGAINST IRAN CREATE STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY FOR US IN NUCLEAR TALKS, EXPERTS SAY
A representation shows wherever Iran's astir important atomic accommodation are situated. (Fox News/FDD)
Lisa Daftari, Iran master and Editor-in-Chief of The Foreign Desk, told Fox News Digital, "Both Israeli and U.S. officials understand that thing little than full demolition of Iran’s atomic infrastructure will only consequence successful a impermanent pause, not a imperishable end. But to genuinely extremity Iran’s atomic ambitions, nan U.S. and its friends must perpetrate to a campaign—beyond these targeted strikes—backed by sustained pressure, intelligence, and nan reliable threat of further action if Iran attempts to rebuild.
"To guarantee nan eradication of nan regime’s atomic weapons capability, nan U.S. must support persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to observe immoderate attempts by Iran’s authorities to disperse, hide aliases rebuild its atomic infrastructure. This would beryllium coupled pinch continued negotiated isolation and strict multilateral sanctions blocking nan regime’s entree to atomic technology, materials and financing," she said.
Trump announced that nan U.S. had struck atomic sites successful Iran – a awesome improvement amid rising tensions successful nan region, arsenic Israel and Iran continued to motorboat airstrikes against each other.
Vice President JD Vance, from left, President Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, US caput of state, and Pete Hegseth, caput of defense, during an reside to nan federation successful nan East Room of nan White House successful Washington, D.C., connected Saturday, June 21, 2025. Trump said nan U.S. subject had struck 3 sites successful Iran connected Saturday, marking nan first American engagement successful nonstop attacks against Iranian atomic assets successful its conflict pinch Israel. (Carlos Barria/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"We person completed our very successful onslaught connected nan 3 Nuclear sites successful Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now extracurricular of Iran aerial space. A afloat payload of BOMBS was dropped connected nan superior site, Fordow," Trump posted to Truth Social connected Saturday night.
"All planes are safely connected their measurement home. Congratulations to our awesome American Warriors. There is not different subject successful nan World that could person done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attraction to this matter," he continued.
Fox News' Sean Hannity said connected Saturday nighttime that President Donald Trump had fixed him specifications connected nan U.S. strikes successful Iran. According to nan "Hannity" host, nan U.S. utilized six bunker-buster bombs — each of which weighs 15 tons — successful its strikes on Iran's Fordow atomic facility. The bombs were dropped from American B-2 stealth bombers.
During a property convention connected Sunday morning, nan number of bunker busters utilized was updated to 14 by Chairman of nan Joint Chiefs of Staff Lt. Gen. Dan Caine.
Iran's Fordow atomic site, left; stealth bomber B-2, right (Reuters; Getty)
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"President Trump took decisive activity and action to destruct nan past vestiges of Iran's atomic weapons program, aft Israel’s sustained strikes, which earnestly damaged nan atomic weapons proviso concatenation from uranium conversion to enrichment, and each nan measurement to weaponization," Andrea Stricker, FDD's Director of Nonproliferation and Biological Weapons told Fox News Digital.
"While Tehran's programme is apt group backmost by years, nan United States and Israel request to guarantee nan regime's highly enriched uranium stockpiles and each concealed precocious centrifuges are afloat recovered and destroyed — which intends much activity ahead," she added.
In this image released by an charismatic website of nan agency of nan Iranian ultimate leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, reviews equipped forces. (Office of nan Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
Fordow had 2 entrances and 1 ventilation shaft, which apt served arsenic nan entranceway points for nan Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs).
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Additionally, 30 Tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. submarines were utilized successful nan attacks connected nan Nanatz and Isfahan facilities. There is speculation that nan missiles were changeable from an Ohio Class Submarine, but location has been nary confirmation.
Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report.
Cameron Arcand is simply a authorities writer astatine Fox News Digital successful Washington D.C. Story tips tin beryllium sent to [email protected] and connected Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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