Bullseye. Obliteration. Monumental damage. Those were some of the words used by US President Donald Trump to describe the impact of the country’s air strikes on Iran. Saying that the US strikes led to “monumental damage” to nuclear sites in Iran, Trump said that the biggest impact was seen “far below the ground level”.
“Obliteration is an accurate term” to describe the impact of the strike, Trump said, ending his social media post with: ‘Bullseye!!’
“Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term! The white structure shown is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its roof well below ground level, and completely shielded from flame. The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!,” Trump posted from his Truth Social handle.
US forces dropped six GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs in the airstrikes on Fordow nuclear facility, located deep inside a mountain.
After more than a week of Israeli assaults targeting Iran’s air defence systems and missile infrastructure, Trump ordered airstrikes on Iran with the aim to cripple Tehran’s nuclear programme.
In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump sai, “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 airspace. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home,” he wrote.
Later that evening, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth called the offensive a huge success, claiming the Middle East country’s nuclear programme was “devastated” and “obliterated”.
“We devastated the Iranian nuclear program,” Hegseth echoed Trump while speaking at a Pentagon media briefing in Washington, DC on Sunday.
While the US strikes on Iran’s key nuclear installations drew sharp criticism from countries like Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the military operation.
Iran, on its part, condemned the strikes in the strongest terms and vowed revenge against the US aggression.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, lamented the US strikes, warning of a harsh and decisive response to Israel and the US. He vowed that the enemies will face severe punishment for their reckless provocation.
“The punishment continues. The Zionist enemy has made a big mistake, committed a big crime; it must be punished and it is being punished; it is being punished right now,” Khamenei posted on social media hours after Iran launched a barrage of missiles inside Israel following the US attacks on Sunday.
Earlier, Iran’s President, Masoud Pezeshkian, said the US must “receive a response.” He condemned the United States for carrying out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. These attacks were the most serious Western military action against Iran since the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
