Trump announced early Sunday that American forces had struck Iran’s three primary nuclear sites - Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan - and later told Fox News that six “bunker-buster” bombs were used against the Fordow plant, which houses Iran’s most advanced centrifuges, while Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from submarines targeted Natanz and Isfahan.
The strikes triggered strong backlash from Iran, with Iranian officials accusing the US of aggression and claiming that Washington is supporting Israel’s ongoing strikes against Iran.
“We will definitely give America a response that will make the gambler Trump regret his aggression against our beloved Iran,” Ghalibaf said, as cited by the state IRNA news agency.
Ghalibaf explained that Tehran’s restraint has delivered a message to the world that “Iran is not a threat to regional security, but rather the Zionist regime, with the support of America, is considered the main threat to all Muslim countries.”
“Iran has gone to war with the number one enemy of the Islamic world to strengthen solidarity between Islamic nations and countries. Politicians, thinkers, and rulers of Muslim countries think that Iran is the first line of defense against the expansion of the Zionist regime's territorial space,” he stressed.
On Sunday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Washington’s attack made it clear that the US is supporting Israel in its war with Iran. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the strikes “outrageous” and said they “will have everlasting consequences.”
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) also vowed retaliation against US and Israeli targets.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities were part of a “plan that took months and weeks of positioning and preparation.”
Israel initially struck Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 13, killing several senior military commanders. The attack triggered retaliatory strikes from Tehran, escalating tensions between the two countries and halting indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the US.
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