It was an unprecedented attack years in the making, with some last-minute misdirection meant to give the operation a powerful element of surprise.

In inserting itself into Israel’s war against Iran, Washington unleashed its massive 'bunker-buster' bombs on Iran’s Fordo nuclear enrichment plant.

President Donald Trump announced Saturday evening that US military forces had dropped bombs on three Iranian nuclear facilities, ending a weeklong deliberation period over joining Israel’s campaign against Tehran and thrusting the United States squarely into an escalating Middle East conflict.