Nigeria, June 22 -- The United States attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran early on Sunday, in what is the first direct US involvement in the recent Israeli attacks on Iran.

President Donald Trump announced that the "very successful attack" targeted three Iranian facilities. He added that the heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility is "gone".

The attacks targeted Iran's nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, facilities that Israel had targeted in its bombings but was unable to destroy due to their underground locations in dense mountains.

In a post on his social media, Truth Social, Mr Trump said the US has completed its strikes and then called for peace.

"We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuc...