Israel-Iran LIVE: Trump says US struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites - 'A full payload of BOMBS'

The United States has completed its successful attack on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, the US President Donald Trump has announced.

He said: "A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary target, Fordow.

"All planes are now outside Iranian airspace and heading home safely.

"All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors."

Israeli's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the "Awesome and righteous might of the United States."

Iran has admitted the attack against its nuclear sites has taken place but has sought to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the history-making American strikes.

Earlier six B-2 stealth bombers from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri were tracked heading toward a US base in Guam, according to flight data and air traffic control communications. The B-2's unique two-ton bunker buster bomb were crucial in targeting Iran's Fordow nuclear facility, with Fox News stating that a total of six such 30,000 pound bombs had been used

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