In a bold statement that has captured global attention, US President Donald Trump announced that Operation Midnight Hammer achieved the complete and total obliteration of Iran’s key nuclear sites. The precision strikes, carried out in June 2025, targeted critical facilities and marked a significant milestone in efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
What Was Operation Midnight Hammer?
Operation Midnight Hammer was a highly coordinated U.S. military operation involving the Air Force and Navy. It struck three major Iranian nuclear facilities: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. These sites were central to Iran’s uranium enrichment and nuclear program activities.
The mission deployed over 125 aircraft, including seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, and utilized advanced weaponry such as the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) — the U.S.’s largest bunker-busting bomb, used in combat for the first time. Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from a submarine also played a key role. The strikes were described as narrowly tailored to degrade Iran’s nuclear capabilities without broader regime change objectives.
President Trump’s statement emphasized the operation’s success:
“Operation Midnight Hammer was a complete and total obliteration of the Nuclear sites in Iran. Therefore, digging it out will be a long and difficult process. Fake News CNN, and other corrupt Media Networks and Platforms, fail to give our great aviators the credit they deserve – Always trying to demean and belittle – LOSERS!”
Trump praised the U.S. aviators and military personnel for their exceptional performance, highlighting the operation as a demonstration of American strength and precision.