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President Trump on Saturday announced the United States conducted air strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites.

“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. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home,” Trump said on Truth Social.

“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,” he added.

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Per Axios:

In the days leading up to the strike, Trump and his team became increasingly convinced that diplomacy had run its course — and that military action would be necessary to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program.

The president publicly announced on Thursday that he would make a decision “in the next two weeks” to give Iran a final chance to negotiate, but preparations for a strike accelerated over the weekend.

Multiple B-2 stealth bombers — capable of carrying 30,000-pound “bunker-busters” — were detected heading west across the Pacific on Saturday, as speculation mounted that the U.S. would strike Fordow.

Trump had publicly questioned Israel’s capacity to take out the underground facility on its own, saying Friday: “They can break through a little section, but they can’t go down very deep.”

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From the New York Post:

Trump spent days behind closed doors vacillating between negotiating a deal with Iran to limit its uranium enrichment and potentially joining Israel in bombing Tehran’s nuclear facilities.

He said he would make his decision at the very last second – but noted he was ultimately fed up waiting for Tehran to give up its nuclear sites and disable its regime from developing a nuclear bomb.

“Very simple — unconditional surrender,” said Trump, who also encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to continue launching strikes Wednesday afternoon.

Israel began its attack on Iran last Friday by taking out its top nuclear scientists and military officials responsible for the country’s nuclear enrichment program.

As the two nations continued to trade deadly and destructive blows, Trump unleashed an open threat to Tehran to give up its nuclear program or else he’d seek a “real end” to the Iran-Israel conflict.

He also revealed that the US knows “exactly” where Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is hiding out – but is letting him live “for now.”

Khamenei, at least publicly, balked at Trump’s demands that he concede defeat, with a spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry warning that US involvement would trigger “all-out war in the region.”

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