'Fordow is gone': US warplanes strike three nuclear sites in Iran

The US has carried out a "very successful attack" on three nuclear sites on Iran, President Donald Trump has said.

The strikes, which the US leader announced on social media, reportedly include a hit on the heavily-protected Fordow enrichment plant which is buried deep under a mountain.

It brings the US into direct involvement in the war between Israel and Iran.

In a posting on Truth Social, Mr Trump said, "All planes are safely on their way home" and he congratulated "our great American Warriors." He added: "Fordow is gone."

He also threatened further strikes on Iran unless it doesn't "stop immediately", adding: "Now is the time for peace."

It is not yet clear if the UK was directly involved in the attack.

Among the sites hit was Fordow, a secretive nuclear facility buried around 80 metres below a mountain and one of two key uranium enrichment plants in Iran.

"A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow," Mr Trump said. "Fordow is gone."

There had been a lot of discussion in recent days about possible American involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict, and much centred around the US possibly being best placed to destroy Fordow.

US media reported that six 'bunker buster' bombs were used to strike Fordow.

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