Trump says Israel is 'much safer now' after destruction of Iran's nuclear sites: 'We had great success'

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump unleashed a series of precision strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities over the weekend, catching nearly everyone off guard.

Soon after the operation, Trump called Axios journalist Barak Ravid. “We had great success tonight. Your Israel is much safer now,” he told the Israeli reporter.

Just two days earlier, Trump told reporters that he was holding off on action to allow negotiations. “Based on the fact that there’s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,” he said at the time.

Six B-2 stealth bombers, followed by Donald Trump's warning

According to the New York Post, six B-2 stealth bombers — capable of hauling massive 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bombs — were spotted leaving Missouri early Saturday, June 21. Analysts thought they wouldn’t reach Iran until late Sunday. But Trump was way ahead of schedule.

These B-2s are designed to obliterate deeply buried targets.

In an Oval Office address on Saturday night, Trump confirmed that the US had leveled three of Iran’s most critical nuclear sites — Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

“Our Objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity, and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror. Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated," Trump said.

“Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier,” he warned. “There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days. Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight's was the most difficult of them all — by far, and perhaps the most lethal."

“If they (Iran) do not make peace, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier,” Trump insisted.

He also gave a shoutout to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “We worked as a team like perhaps no team has ever worked before. And we've gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel,” he said.

The POTUS then pivoted to Iran’s long-standing hostility. “For 40 years, Iran has been saying, ‘Death to America, Death to Israel.’ They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs. That was their specialty... It will not continue.”

Trump warned, “If peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed, and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes.”

“Tonight’s strike was the most difficult of them all, by far, and perhaps the most lethal,” he added. “No other military in the world could have done this.” 

Donald Trump was snubbed, and talks were canceled

While the world was reeling from the strikes, insiders revealed the personal frustrations behind the scenes. A source close to the White House told the outlet that Iran’s refusal to engage in serious negotiations “really pissed him off.”

Those negotiations were supposed to happen just last week in Oman. But after Israel launched its own preemptive strikes, the talks fell apart.

Trump had pushed Iran to return to the table after Israel's move. Even Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tried playing the middleman, hoping to broker peace between the US and Iran, according to Axios. 

Trump, meanwhile, was open to dialogue. The Commander-in-Chief said he was willing to either meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian himself or send a representative to talk things out.

But according to reports, Iran couldn’t get a hold of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to make a decision.

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