Dhaka, June 22 -- US forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites in a "very successful attack," President Donald Trump said on Saturday, adding that the crown jewel of Tehran's nuclear program, Fordow, is gone.

After days of deliberation and two weeks before his self-imposed deadline, Trump's decision to join Israel's military campaign against its major rival Iran represents a major escalation of the conflict.

"This was an amazing success tonight," Trump told Reuters in a telephone interview. "They should make peace immediately or they'll get hit again."

He had earlier posted on Truth Social that all US planes were safely on their way home, and he congratulated "our great American Warriors."

He was due to deliver a televised Oval Office...