# U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Sites

> U.S. B-2 bombers struck three Iranian nuclear facilities — Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan — amid the Israel-Iran war.

Donald Trump · Foreign Policy · Military Action · Jun 22, 2025
Official record: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_Iranian_nuclear_sites

## What happened

U.S. B-2 bombers struck three Iranian nuclear facilities — Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan — amid the Israel-Iran war. Iran fired missiles at a U.S. base in Qatar; a ceasefire followed on June 24.

## How it happened

Presidential order for a one-night strike using seven B-2 bombers from Missouri with bunker-buster bombs.

## Documented impact

- [positive / contested] Administration said the sites were 'obliterated' and the program set back ~1-2 years. — The Pentagon claimed major damage; a ceasefire took hold days later without a wider U.S.-Iran war.
- [negative / contested] Early intelligence and outside analysts disputed the damage. — An early U.S. intel assessment and independent reports suggested core components survived and the setback may have been months, not years; Fordow was 'seriously damaged but not destroyed.'
- [mixed / substantiated] Conducted without congressional authorization. — The strikes reignited debate over presidential war powers and the absence of a congressional vote.

## Public opinion

U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites

Approve: 35% · Disapprove: 46%

Snap polls ranged 35–44% approve; all showed more opposed than in favor (CBS/YouGov: 44–56).

Source: YouGov, Jun 2025

## Sources

- [2025 U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_United_States_strikes_on_Iranian_nuclear_sites)
- [CNN: early intel assessment](https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/politics/intel-assessment-us-strikes-iran-nuclear-sites)

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