ALBAWABA - The United States officially joined the conflict between Israel and Iran by attacking Iran's main nuclear sites overnight. This brings up important questions about the future of Iran's nuclear program.
Iranian officials said that the Fordow site only had minor damage on the surface that could be fixed. But U.S. President Donald Trump called the operation a resounding success, saying that the bombings "eliminated" Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow, which were Iran's three most important nuclear sites.
In a live speech, President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the strikes had made it impossible for Iran to continue its nuclear plans and sent a strong warning to Tehran.
An Iranian strategic expert named Dr. Amer Al-Sabaileh told Al-Hadath that the country's nuclear project had pretty much failed. He also said that Israeli planes are now flying over Iranian airspace and that Washington's role has taken away Tehran's freedom to work on a nuclear program. He said, "Iran no longer has control over its nuclear future." This makes it sound like President Trump wants to put pressure on Iran to start talking again.
The U.S. military action was mostly focused on the facilities needed for uranium enrichment and centrifuge development. This was especially true in the Natanz and Isfahan sites, which are home to most of Iran's nuclear research and development facilities. The attack was said to have been carried out by American troops using modern data and highly accurate weapons.
People think that the attack on Fordow, which is one of Iran's best-defended sites, was a big mistake. Analysts say that the amount of damage done to both technology and research infrastructure will test Tehran's ability to get its enrichment program back up and running.
Israel's recent "Operation Narnia" is said to have killed nine of Iran's top ten nuclear scientists, which made things even harder for them. Losing such specialist knowledge and guidance will likely make it much harder for Iran to rebuild or start up nuclear research again soon.
As things get worse in the region, Tehran has promised to fight back, but it is still on the defensive after losing important ground on its nuclear plan.
