{"id":7037,"date":"2025-06-22T22:35:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T22:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2025-06-22T22:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T22:35:26","slug":"timeline-of-events-that-led-to-us-joining-war-in-iran-as-trump-goes-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=7037","title":{"rendered":"Timeline of events that led to US joining war in Iran as Trump &#8216;goes dark&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"1036\">On Saturday night, June 21, President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States had launched a major military operation targeting Iran\u2019s key nuclear facilities at <strong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"267\">Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan<\/strong>. The surprise airstrikes, carried out by <strong data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"361\">B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk cruise missiles<\/strong>, were described by Trump as a \u201cspectacular military success.\u201d Speaking on <em data-start=\"436\" data-end=\"450\">Truth Social<\/em>, Trump claimed that the strikes had \u201c<strong data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"526\">totally and completely obliterated<\/strong>\u201d the facilities, particularly highlighting the full payload dropped on Fordow. He praised the U.S. military personnel involved and declared, \u201c<strong data-start=\"669\" data-end=\"699\">Now is the time for peace.<\/strong>\u201d The decision followed rising fears that Iran was nearing the development of nuclear weapons. After consulting top advisers\u2014including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Gen. Dan Caine\u2014Trump authorized the attack, citing Tehran\u2019s refusal to engage diplomatically and its continued threats to regional stability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1782\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The operation, codenamed <strong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1082\">Midnight Hammer<\/strong>, was timed to coincide with a waning moon to maximize stealth. While U.S. officials reported full success, Iranian state media downplayed the damage, claiming limited destruction and no casualties. The <strong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1293\">IAEA<\/strong> confirmed no radiation leaks but could not yet assess the full extent of the damage. Iran\u2019s government condemned the strikes as \u201coutrageous\u201d and warned of \u201ceverlasting consequences.\u201d This escalation follows intensifying conflict between Iran and Israel, raising alarms among global powers about the risk of broader war. 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