US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says "Iran’s nuclear ambitions have been obliterated" after Trump's "focused, powerful and clear" orders./BBC/AGENCY
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says the US "devastated the Iranian nuclear programme" with its overnight strikes on three sites.
Hegseth says the strikes were not about regime change - but that "President Trump has consistently stated for over 10 years that Iran must not get a nuclear weapon".
Hegseth says the US sent bombers over the Pacific as a decoy, and did not come under fire during the operation.
In the same Pentagon update, General Dan Caine says the US used 75 "precision guided" weapons, including 14 "Massive Ordnance Penetrators" - also known as "bunker busters".
Earlier, President Trump told Iran to "make peace" or face "far greater" attacks in future.
In response to the attacks, Iran warns of "everlasting consequences" and accuses Trump of "betrayal".
Satellite images of Iran show fresh craters at nuclear site after US bombingEarlier we heard from US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen Dan Caine, at the Pentagon.
Here's a recap of the key lines:
Hegseth said the US "conducted a precision strike in the middle of the night against three nuclear facilities in Iran, Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan".
"We devastated the Iranian nuclear programme, but it's worth noting the operation did not target Iranian troops or the Iranian people," Hegseth added.
"This mission was not, and has not, been about regime change," Hegseth added.
On the details of the operation, Caine said the bombers set off from the US, with some heading west into the Pacific as a "decoy".
Caine said around 75 "precision guided weapons" were used, including 14 "Massive Ordnance Penetrators" - also known as "bunker busters".
Hegseth said no shots were fired at the US during the operation, adding that the bombers were on their way back to the US.
