Trump smashes Iran—and gambles the regime will now capitulate
He says American strikes have “obliterated” the nuclear programme

PERHAPS THE most predicted air strike in history finally took place in the pre-dawn darkness on June 22nd. A group of American B-2 bombers dropped multiple enormous bunker-busting bombs on Fordow, one of Iran’s most important nuclear facilities. President Donald Trump has threatened such an attack for months. Israel, which went to war with Iran on June 13th, has been urging him on and the Middle East has been on edge for days awaiting this moment.

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