Donald Trump said the strikes were a ‘military success’, but why was the US involved in attacking the nuclear enrichment facility?

US strikes Iran – follow it live

Full report: Trump: US has ‘totally obliterated’ Iranian nuclear sites

US attack on Iran: what we know so far

President Donald Trump on Saturday said that a US attack on Iran’s three principal nuclear sites: Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow had led to the “obliteration” of its key enrichment facilities. Later Iranian media acknowledged part of the Fordow site had been “attacked by enemy strikes”.