US B-2 bombers attacked sites at Fordow, Natanz and Esfaha, in a major escalation to the situation in the Middle East.
The attack risks a major retaliation from Tehran, potentially further destabilising the region.
Israel was in ‘full coordination” with the US on the strikes, according to Israeli officials.
US ‘bunker-buster’ bombs were the only conventional weapons thought capable of penetrating the site, although the scale of the damage caused is yet to be confirmed.
It follows days of warnings from the US President aimed at Tehran over its nuclear programme.
But Trump’s decision to attack will increase fears of a major escalation in the region, with US and UK forces in the region potential targets.
Iran insists that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only, such as energy infrastructure.
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber (Photo: Mike Segar/Reuters)
The aircraft is capable of being equipped to carry a 30,000-pound GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, designed to destroy targets deep underground, such as the one at Fordow.
Split in the White House?
The prospect of US strikes against Iran exposed divisions in the coalition of supporters that brought Trump to power, with some prominent members of his base urging him not to get the country involved in a new Middle East war.
Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greet visitors during the Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony (Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty)
Other Republicans, including Trump ally Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, have said they hope Trump will help Israel finish destroying Iran’s nuclear program.
Trump, who campaigned on a promise to keep the US out of what he called “stupid” foreign wars, has himself seemed conflicted at times about whether to join the Israeli attack on Iran or focus on diplomatic efforts to end Tehran’s nuclear program. But his decision to authorise strikes will create further domestic uncertainty in Washington.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had pressed the US President Donald Trump for support in attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities (Photo: Kevin Dietsch/Getty) Read More Details
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