Dhaka, June 22 -- President Donald Trump said the US military launched a "very successful attack" Sunday on three Iranian nuclear sites including the Fordo uranium enrichment plant, as Washington joined Israel's air campaign against Tehran.

Trump said a "full payload of BOMBS" was dropped on the underground facility at Fordo and he was set to address the nation at 10:00 pm on Saturday Washington time (0200 GMT Sunday) following his surprise announcement of the strikes.

The fresh US military entanglement in the Middle East comes despite Trump's promises to avoid another of his country's "forever wars" in the region. Iran had vowed to retaliate against US forces in the region if Washington got involved.

"We have completed our very succes...