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Donald Trump hailed the recent strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as a major success, claiming they caused "monumental damage" and achieved a precise "bullseye" impact.
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US President Donald Trump on Monday lauded the military of his country for strikes in Iran, and said the strikes hit the “bullseye" and caused “monumental damage" to the nuclear sites in Iran.
Referring to satellite images of the damage, Trump further said that “obliteration" was the accurate term to define the impact.
“Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term!" Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
“The white structure shown is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its roof well below ground level, and completely shielded from flame," he added.
“The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!" the US President wrote.
Meanwhile, US defence officials said they were working to determine just how much damage the strikes did.
Iran, as well, said how much damage was done in the attack, though Tehran has not offered any details so far on the strikes it has faced from Israel in its war with that country.
Iran likely filled in tunnels at nuclear sites ahead of US strikes.
An analysis of satellite photos by a nuclear nonproliferation group based in Washington shows Iran likely filled in tunnels at its nuclear site at Isfahan ahead of US strikes early Sunday.
The Washington-based Institute for Science and Security published satellite images taken by Airbus it assessed, showing trucks dumping soil into tunnels at the site on Friday.
The US attack likely targeted the tunnel entries, the group said.
“At least three of the four tunnel entrances are collapsed," it said.
“The status of the fourth one is unclear," it added.
Iran is also believed to have filled in tunnels at its underground Fordo enrichment facility before the American strike. That may have been to protect the sites from the strikes.
Meanwhile, the US cruise missile strike at the Isfahan site likely destroyed its uranium conversion facility, the Institute for Science and Security said.
That facility takes natural uranium and turns it into uranium hexafluoride, which is what Iran spins in centrifuges to enrich.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
News world 'Bullseye': Donald Trump Claims 'Obliteration' Of Nuclear Sites In Iran After US Strikes
