Trump said Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities had been “completely obliterated” shortly after first announcing the US attack on his platform Truth Social.
“Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capability and a stop to the world’s number one state-sponsor of terror,” Trump said in a message from the White House.
Trump then spoke directly to God as he neared the end of his speech.
“I want to just thank everyone and in particular God,” he said.
“I want to just say we love you God, and we love our great military, protect them.”
Trump said the US Secretary of Defence would hold another press conference at the Pentagon at 8am local time (10pm AEST).
He closed his short address with the statement: “God bless the Middle East, God bless Israel and God bless America, thank you very much.”
Iranian state media acknowledged its Fordow nuclear facility was attacked during the strike carried out by the US military today.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency early on Sunday quoted a statement from Iran’s Qom province after US President Donald Trump confirmed the strikes in a post to social media.
