"The damage to the Nuclear sites in Iran is said to be 'monumental,'" US President Donald Trump said on Sunday in a Truth Social post. "The hits were hard and accurate. Great skill was shown by our military. Thank you!"
Trump made these statements following his announcement on Saturday night that Iran's three main nuclear enrichment facilities, namely Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, have been "completely and totally obliterated" in an address from the White House.
"Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror," he said, adding that the strikes were a "spectacular military success."
Trump also congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he said worked with him "as a team, like perhaps no team has ever worked before, and we’ve gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel."
Peace, or further tragedy for Iran
"Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace," Trump said. "If they don't, future attacks will be far greater, and a lot easier."
Trump also congratulated the US military and the IDF, along with all the "brilliant minds" behind the strikes. Trump added that there are still many targets left, saying that the choice for Iran was now "peace, or tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days."
“I want to just thank everybody, and in particular, God, I wanna just say, we love you God, and we love our great military,” Trump said, adding that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would hold a press conference at the Pentagon at 8 a.m. Sunday.
"God bless the Middle East, God bless Israel, and God bless America," he concluded.