United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

Operation Midnight Hammer
Part of the Iran–Israel war
Fordow Natanz Isfahan United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites (Iran)
Location	Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, Iran
Planned by	United States
Commanded by	Donald Trump Anthony J. Cotton Michael Kurilla
Objective	Destruction of Iran's nuclear facilities
Date	June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22) 02:10–02:35 (IRST)[1]
Executed by	United States Air Force  United States Navy
Outcome	2025 Iranian strikes on Al Udeid Air Base Per US: All three sites sustained "extremely severe damage and destruction"[2] Natanz nuclear site has been destroyed while Fordow and Isfahan suffered "major damage"[3] Per Iran: Sites were "badly damaged"[4] Per the International Atomic Energy Agency: Sites "suffered enormous damage"[5]
Casualties	0, per Iran[6]

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On June 22, 2025,^[a] the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran as part of the Iran–Israel war. The Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant, the Natanz Nuclear Facility, and the Isfahan Nuclear Technology Center were targeted with fourteen GBU-57A/B MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) 30,000-pound (14,000 kg) "bunker buster" bombs carried by Northrop B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, and with Tomahawk missiles fired from a submarine.^[1][8] The attack, which was given the codename Operation Midnight Hammer, was the United States's first offensive action in the Iran–Israel war, which began on June 13 with surprise Israeli strikes.^[9][10]

U.S. president Donald Trump said the strikes "completely and totally obliterated" Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities; however, bomb damage assessment of the strikes is still ongoing, and a preliminary U.S. intelligence report suggested damage was more limited. Congressional Republicans largely supported Trump's action, while most Democrats and some Republicans were concerned about the constitutionality of the move, its effects, and Iran's response.^[1] World reaction was mixed, as some world leaders welcomed the move to incapacitate Iran's nuclear program while others expressed concern over escalation or condemned the strikes. Iran responded by attacking a U.S. base in Qatar. The next day Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran, Israel, and the U.S., ending the conflict.^[11]

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