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Trump says US has bombed Fordo nuclear plant in attack on Iran UPDATE: Trump bombs 3 nuke sites
2025-06-22
I don't know what with, as I am not sure the bombers could have gotten there yet... I guess we'll find out the details later.
[BBC] US strikes Iran nuclear sites, Trump says
published at 18:58
Not giving the Mad Mullahs two weeks after all…
Donald Trump says the US has completed strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordo, Natanz and Esfahan.

"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. All planes are now outside of Iran air space," he wrote on Truth Social.

Trump added that a "full payload of bombs" were dropped on Fordo and all planes were on their way back to the US.
Anyway, here's the list they had on the side of the main article:
  • Trump says the US has bombed nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordo
  • It was reported earlier that the US was sending B-2 stealth bombers to the US island of Guam - the only aircraft capable of carrying the bombs needed to destroy Iran's Fordo nuclear facility
  • Israel and Iran continue to exchange fire through the night; earlier Israel said it had targeted a "weapons depot" and "military infrastructure"
  • Earlier, Iran's foreign minister said US involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict would be "very very dangerous" while in Istanbul to meet the Turkish president
  • Israel's military said they killed three top Iranian military officials - including Saeed Izadi, described as being one of the architects of the 7 October attacks
  • BBC Verify has identified fresh damage to several buildings at an Iranian nuclear plant in the central city of Isfahan
  • In Iran, more than 400 people have been killed and 3,056 injured by Israeli strikes, authorities say; in Israel, 25 people have been killed by Iranian strikes and 2,517 injured since the conflict began, officials said


Courtesy of 3dc: stacked from a separate post, with attached comments:
#1 "Hitler Kaput!"
Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-06-22 00:16||

#2 Six B-2s? 12 Bunker busters? Sounds bad for the Persians.
Posted by Bobby 2025-06-22 00:29||


Courtesy of NN2N1. I don’t notice anything in Iran as of 11:35 p.m. EDT.
Real-Time Radiation World Map
Check out the Sand lands.

It should be interesting to see, IF anything "pops-up"

Examples: Kerman-IRAN & Lusail-QATAR showing abnormalities


Courtesy of Skidmark: World Wind Map






US joins Israel’s war in Iran, bombs fortified Fordo site and other nuclear facilities
[IsraelTimes] Underground site hit with bunker-busters, while Natanz and Isfahan targeted by submarine missiles in strikes coordinated with Israel

Full text of Trump’s speech following US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities
[IsraelTimes] US president says goal was to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity and stop the threat it poses; Iran can choose peace but if it doesn’t, tragedy awaits.

Posted by:Thing From Snowy Mountain

#33  Some of the leaking is the Dems; there are also several Republicans surely that should not be briefed on sensitive stuff. Ultimately, the leaks come from staffers. They are unseen like kabuki. You would have a tough time convincing me that Nancy Pelosi is making brilliant stock trades in her doused and senile condition. She likely has delegated communication to her broken to someone. Her staffers are likely unusually rich. Congress needs to be briefed on these types of things, but using the military as little as possible is advisable.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-06-22 09:18  

#32  From Clarice Feldman:

@MarinaMedvin

CNN reports that top Democrats on intelligence committees were not briefed on the strikes, while Republicans were. So that explains why there were no leaks.

Posted by: badanov   2025-06-22 08:52  

#31  Not a peep from the Biden Politburo all that time. I have to revise my opinion of them, both for the conception and their part of the execution.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-06-22 08:50  

#30  A couple of interesting things from NN2N1’s Jfeed:

UPDATE: US Conducts Largest B-2 Bomber Deployment Ever, Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Sites With Over 125 Aircraft
US Air Force General Dan Caine confirmed that Sunday’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities marked the largest operational deployment of B-2 bombers in US history. The mission involved more than 125 military aircraft targeting Iran’s key sites in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. Approximately 75 precision-guided weapons, including 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs), were employed. Initial assessments show extreme damage and widespread destruction at all three facilities. The strikes began around 2:10 a.m. local time and concluded with Tomahawk cruise missile launches from US naval forces. The US maintained complete surprise, with Iran’s air defenses unable to detect the operation.

US Air Force General Dan Caine: Hundreds Of Assets Remain Airborne Over Iran
American Air Force General Dan Caine stated that numerous military assets remain airborne, with hundreds currently deployed as part of ongoing operations targeting Iran. The sustained aerial presence underscores continued military readiness and strategic pressure in the region. The US is not done yet

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: Plan To Attack Iran’s Nuclear Sites Took Months To Prepare
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the operation targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities was months in the making. The preparation involved extensive planning and coordination to ensure the strikes’ effectiveness. Reports say training commenced a year ago under Biden.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-06-22 08:42  

#29  - #26 Amazing.
Israel is able to overrule even Trump

Unlikely.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-06-22 08:09  

#28  #26 Amazing.
Israel is able to overrule even Trump

There's dumb, and there's EMussolini9149 dumb
Posted by: Frank G   2025-06-22 07:42  

#27  People will expect that Trump has ditched plans for negotiations. In reality, this will be part of Trump’s negotiation strategy. It’s step one. The Iranian strategy was to filibuster until they had detonated a nuke. I don’t think that strategy is workable short of buying one. Trump’s 2 weeks still is in effect. I don’t think he wants a failed state like Libya or even Mexico after the Mexican-American War. He will seek to negotiate for an outcome that is stable.
Posted by: Super Hose   2025-06-22 07:38  

#26  We been at war with Iran since 1979. It's been low to mid level with Iranian operations conducted against us in Iraq.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-06-22 07:30  

#25  Amazing.
Israel is able to overrule even Trump. Tulsi lied to the whole world when she said Iran was nowhere near a bomb. This is worse than the Iraq lies that led us to war.
Posted by: Elmomoter Mussolini9149   2025-06-22 07:28  

#24  /\ In light of what's taking place in Ukraine, it will be interesting to see how Vlad reacts. Will also be interesting to see how our feckless Euro 'friends' respond.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-06-22 07:20  

#23  I'd say the pucker factor is way up in Moscow, Beijing, and other assorted capitals this morning. His words carry far more clout than before. He's now in their decision-action loop inducing unpredictability.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2025-06-22 07:16  

#22  ^Given how their minds work, they'd assumed that is Mossad desinfo to get them to take centrifuges from the bunker.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-06-22 07:02  

#21  
#21 Also heard that yesterday the US alerted Iran that this WAS going to happen (for humanitarian reasons supposedly, and NOT to watch as to who and what scrambled where).

Already, leaks of the Iranian Guard having moved the centrifuges prior to the attacks.

That would be a lot of disconnecting and packing in a VERY short period of time. Bekins Van Lines would not have been much help.
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2025-06-22 06:23

Keep in mind too, that those things are not something you push up on the dolly and wheel into the truck - they're precision machines that have to be handled with extreme delicacy.

Not likely a bunch of panicked guys looking over their shoulders for the IAF were doing it by the book.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2025-06-22 06:59  

#20  Also heard that yesterday the US alerted Iran that this WAS going to happen (for humanitarian reasons supposedly, and NOT to watch as to who and what scrambled where).

Already, leaks of the Iranian Guard having moved the centrifuges prior to the attacks.

That would be a lot of disconnecting and packing in a VERY short period of time. Bekins Van Lines would not have been much help.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2025-06-22 06:23  

#19  Another scenario heard, Bombers left Missouri, contacted LA ATC to appear to be heading west, turned off transponders and turned around and headed east. Who in the public would know (they ARE stealth DYK)? Even FlightRadar's app would have a problem.

LA to Fordow would have been a ~20-hour flight at 560mph (roughly 8,000 flight miles).
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2025-06-22 06:18  

#18  Already, leaks of the Iranian Guard having moved the centrifuges prior to the attacks.

Posted by: NN2N1   2025-06-22 06:03  

#17  I'll wait 48 hours to see if there is a reliable battle damage assessment report before commenting.
Posted by: Clem+Elmish4239   2025-06-22 05:51  

#16   JFEED UPDATES
Posted by: NN2N1   2025-06-22 05:26  

#15  What will Iran's 5th column be bringing to the USA in the coming days, weeks, and months?

How soon, before amazingly well funded Liberal Socialists and Democrats (aka Anti-USA mindless minion protestors), move to waving Iranian flags instead of Hamas or Mexican flags?
Posted by: NN2N1   2025-06-22 04:57  

#14  “Isreal Braces for Iranian Retaliation” – someone mentions, but that doesn’t seem likely at this point.

There was a hit in Ramat Aviv: two buildings completely (except for bomb shelters) destroyed. The building where my son (he's in army now) inherited an apartment from his late mother been damaged (the renters: young couple with 2 year old girl are OK. Thank G*d.).
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-06-22 03:38  

#13  Trump Does Nation-Building (Often This Has a Negative Connation) in a Maga Sort of Way

FoxNews will be covering this story throughout the night, and for several days.

Skidmark says at 9pm that B-2 stealth bombers move toward Guam, comment #2 from this same article.

This is part of an elaborate deception scheme by the Administration, one of many, before and after this story leaked to the press. Incidently, someone mentions, it would take 30 hours to fly from Guam to the strike zone, with tankers.

“Isreal Braces for Iranian Retaliation” – someone mentions, but that doesn’t seem likely at this point.

FoxNews has lots of guest experts on with the talent. Rabbi Chaim Mentz was on at 11:12 pm MT. He generally shows up in a panel of three experts in Judiasm, Isreal and world politcs and events. They’re together in LA with the talent.
Rabbi: It’s a great thing for the entire planet. Religious political leaders either want to save their county or get to heaven, “Every Jew I kill gets me to a safer place in heaven.”
Shiela Nazarian: It’s a Hail Mary.
Rabbi: Regime Change. In getting to heaven, they’re not playing with the same deck of cards, i.e., the core values that Americans have.
Posted by: Fairbanks   2025-06-22 03:30  

#12  If the MM could reason, they wouldn't be doing that they're doing.
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-06-22 03:28  

#11   Iran asks for emergency meeting of U.N. Security Council over U.S. strikes

Imagine America did not just veto the UNSC meeting, how does Iran think it would go? They would take a vote, and because of course the majority would agree with Iran, the American veto would somehow not work?
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-06-22 03:18  

#10  ^But they want nukes soooo much!
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-06-22 02:43  

#9  I don't get where this belief Trump wanted to nuke them is coming from. There's no need or reason to use Nukes for this. Airspace was already dominated, AA virtually non existent so there's no pressure for nuke use.

The only way I see Trump nuking someone is they nuke us first or some kind of massive attack with super high death toll.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2025-06-22 02:40  

#8  Iran asks for emergency meeting of U.N. Security Council over U.S. strikes

United Nations condemns U.S. strikes on Iran
Posted by: Grom the Affective   2025-06-22 02:40  

#7  Just be happy he didn't nuke three bomb sites.
Posted by: badanov   2025-06-22 02:34  

#6  Six MOPs. I figured we'd use 10 or so but that was based on the original version. Glad it's done.

Good job Air Force.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2025-06-22 01:26  

#5  Whew! One existential situation dealt with. Now Israel needs only worry about more ballistic missiles and drones, while the rest of the world needs only worry about Hezbollah sleeper cells and IRGC networks that entered the country any time after 9/11 or thereabouts.
Posted by: trailing wife   2025-06-22 01:16  

#4  Thank God our aircrews got back safe.
Posted by: Matt   2025-06-22 00:54  

#3  Diego Garcia had some B-2s a while back...
Posted by: Bobby   2025-06-22 00:40  

#2  Apparently the six B-2s heading west to Guam were a feint. Three or four others that were untracked delivered the strike (there on Fordow, some are saying another on Natanz). Sub launched cruise missiles apparently went to Natanz and Esfahan.
Posted by: Nero   2025-06-22 00:23  

#1  I wonder what were the targets of the 35 missile's launched by US subs?
Posted by: 3dc   2025-06-22 00:13  

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