[Text/Observer Network Xiong Chaoyan] Local time on June 21st in the evening, former US President Trump posted a message on his self-created social media platform "Truth Social", revealing that the United States had attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities and successfully completed this operation.
He wrote: "We have very successfully attacked three of Iran's nuclear facilities, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. All aircraft are now outside of Iran's airspace. Bombs with full yield fell on the main facility, Fordow. All aircraft are safely on their way back. Congratulations to our great American warriors. There is no other army in the world that can do this. It's time for peace! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
Local time on June 21st, Washington, D.C., former U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the South Lawn of the White House. Visual China.
In addition, after posting this message, Trump also forwarded another post on social media, implying that the Fordow nuclear facility had suffered severe damage. The accompanying text of the post read: "Fordow is gone."
Trump revealed in his post: "I will deliver a national address on our very successful military action in Iran at 10 PM from the White House. This is a historic moment for America, Israel, and the entire world. Iran must now agree to end this war. Thank you!"
Subsequently, both CNN and Reuters cited messages from US officials saying that B-2 bombers participated in the attack on these three Iranian nuclear facilities mentioned by Trump. According to Fox News reports, six Massive Ordinance Penetrator (MOP) bombs were dropped during the attack on Iran's Fordow nuclear facility.
B-2 bomber, Whitehead Air Force Base website.
Earlier, according to Fox News reporting on the morning of June 21st local time, flight tracking data and air traffic control records showed that six B-2 bombers from the Whitehead Air Force Base in Missouri, USA, had taken off and flown to the US military base in Guam in the Western Pacific.
The report mentioned that B-2 bombers can carry the US military's Massive Ordinance Penetrator (MOP). In recent days, it has attracted high external attention. Military analysts generally believe that the core goal of Israeli airstrikes on Iran is to disrupt its nuclear program. However, the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran is built 90 meters underground, and Israel would need help from the US GBU-57 penetrator bomb to destroy this facility.
Reuters reported that it is currently unclear whether Israeli forces participated in this latest attack. This incident significantly expanded the scope of current hostilities in the Middle East.
CNN cited Iran's Fars News Agency as reporting that residents in Qom Province, located over 100 kilometers south of Tehran, heard several explosions coming from outside the city. It is known that the Fordow nuclear facility is located near Qom, built deep in the mountains.
On the early morning of June 22nd local time, Haidari, spokesperson for the Crisis Management Headquarters of Qom Province in Iran, stated that hours earlier, Qom's air defense system identified enemy targets and launched an interception, resulting in part of the Fordow nuclear facility being hit by an airstrike.
Satellite image taken on June 14, 2025, shows no obvious damage to Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant. Satellite imaging company Maxar.
The Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) of Iran cited a statement from a public broadcasting official in the country: "There are no substances causing radiation in these three nuclear facilities." Al Jazeera believed that this comment implied that Iran may have already removed enriched uranium from these facilities before they were bombed.
Al Jazeera introduced that these three nuclear facilities targeted by the United States in this attack are of great significance to Iran's nuclear program. Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities are the only two nuclear facilities in Iran where uranium enrichment reaches 60%. Isfahan also has a facility for uranium conversion.
According to a 2022 report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, 90% of Iran's highly enriched uranium is stored in this facility in Isfahan. Currently, Iran has six nuclear facilities, and the three facilities targeted by the United States in this attack are key components of Iran's entire nuclear program.
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