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IRAN, June 21, 2025 ~ On Saturday, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. has joined Israel’s offensive bombardment of Iran with strikes on three nuclear sites, the first time the nation has directly bombed Iran.
After Trump said earlier this week that he would decide within two weeks whether to bomb the nation, it is widely speculated that U.S. B-2 stealth bombers dropped bunker buster bombs on the sites, which Trump said were Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan on Truth Social. The strikes were made out of concern that Iran was nearing the ability to produce a nuclear weapon, a claim that has been made by the U.S. and Israeli officials since the 90s, though the administration delivered mixed messaging in recent days. Shortly before the strikes, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard backtracked on a recent claim that Iran is not moving towards making nuclear weapons after Trump said she was wrong.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran announced that nuclear sites in #Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan were attacked by #Iran‘s enemies at dawn today, in what it described as a continuation of the brutal assaults carried out by the Israeli enemy in recent days.
The organization… pic.twitter.com/fmwQICspny
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) June 22, 2025
(CONTINUED) These strikes indicated a reversal in Trump’s recent approach to Iran’s nuclear program, indicating a preference for negotiations at the beginning of his term. So far, Israel has killed over 430 people in Iran since it began its bombings on June 13, with Iran’s retaliatory strikes killing 24 Israelis.
A recent YouGov poll shows that 60% of U.S. adults disapprove of direct U.S. involvement with the Israel-Iran war, with 16% approving and 24% unsure.
It is unclear how Iran may respond to the strikes, though it is speculated that U.S. bases in the region may be targeted. Stay tuned with WJR on the ongoing Iran war.
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