US Joins Israel and Strike Iran’s Nuclear Facilities in Fordow
Fordo (Iran (Islamic Republic Of)), 18/06/2025.- A handout satellite image made available by Maxar Technologies shows the Fordo (Fordow) nuclear facility, Iran, 14 June 2025 (issued 18 June 2025). Israel has been conducting strikes across Iran since 13 June, targeting nuclear, military and energy facilities, prompting Iran to launch retaliatory waves of missiles and drones toward Israel. EFE/EPA/MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES HANDOUT — MANDATORY CREDIT: SATELLITE IMAGE 2025 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES — THE WATERMARK MAY NOT BE REMOVED/CROPPED –HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES
June 21, 2025 Hour: 8:32 pm
The US president Donald Trump have said in a social media post that the US has conducted “very successful” strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, and that all planes are now out of Iranian airspace.
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“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,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
“A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” the head of the US government wrote.
Regarding the recent actions, Trump will deliver an address to the nation at 10pm local time in Washington, DC (02:00 GMT).
The Iranian supreme leader’s Telegram account has re-shared televised comments by Khamenei from Wednesday, in which he said that the US would be entering the Iran-Israel conflict “to its own detriment”.
“The damage it will suffer will be far greater than any harm Iran will encounter,” Khamenei says in the video.
Trump’s authorization to strike Iran is unconstitutional. The US Constitution gives lawmakers the power to declare war and authorise military activity. But Trump did not seek the approval of Congress before striking Iran.
In the Senate and House of Representatives, lawmakers from both major parties had put forward legislation to compel Trump to go to Congress before attacking Iran’s nuclear site. But Trump preempted the votes on the bills.
Lack of congressional authorisation will likely be a major talking point in US politics, especially if a broader war breaks out.
For his part, Houthis official Mohamed al-Farah, member of the Yemeni group’s political bureau, says it is clear that Trump wants the hostilities to be quick and for the war to end.
However, “destroying a nuclear facility here and there is not the end of the war, but it’s the beginning”, al-Farah said in a statement. “The time of hit and run is gone.”
Hours earlier, the Houthis warned that US ships in the Red Sea will be targeted if Trump joined Israel in attacking Iran.
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