Former U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on June 22, 2025, claiming “monumental damage” and “obliteration” of Iran’s nuclear sites, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, following U.S. strikes dubbed “Operation Midnight Hammer,” using B-2 bombers and GBU-57 bunker busters.
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Satellite imagery from Maxar and Planet Labs showed surface damage at Fordow, but Iran’s evacuation of materials and denials of significant underground harm, coupled with inconclusive IAEA assessments, cast doubt on Trump’s claims of total destruction.
While U.S. officials reported severe damage, the strikes’ long-term impact on Iran’s nuclear program remains unclear amid heightened regional tensions and Iranian vows of retaliation.