MILAN, Italy – United States President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that they have joined Israel in striking Iran, targeting the Islamic republic’s main uranium enrichment facilities.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” wrote Trump on Truth Social, noting that “a full payload of bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow.”

Trump announced that all American planes involved in the attack are now outside of Iran’s airspace and “safely on their way home.”

“NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!” the American president exclaimed.

The move comes less than three days after Trump said he would decide on whether the US will join Israel in striking Iran “within the next two weeks,” emphasizing that there are “substantial” chances for negotiations with Tehran.

Iran and Israel have traded fire over the past week, sparked by an extensive Israeli bombardment targeting Iranian nuclear and military facilities across the country. The US initially denied involvement in Israel’s attacks on Iran.

Israel has repeatedly stated that its aim is to cripple Iran's burgeoning nuclear program, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accusing Tehran of “marching very quickly” toward the production of a nuclear weapon. Iran has maintained that its uranium enrichment program is peaceful and that it has no plans to develop a nuclear weapon.

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Trump claimed that Israel does not “have the capacity” to take out all of Iran’s nuclear facilities without American help.

Israel has specifically targeted Iran’s Natanz nuclear research facility in Isfahan, and had made public its intention to target Fordow Enrichment Plant near the city of Qom.

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Mariano Grossi called the development “deeply concerning,” saying that nuclear facilities “must never be attacked.”

In an exclusive interview with NBC News's Andrea Mitchell on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that they have come to the conclusion that the US’ engagement in nuclear talks with Iran was merely “a cover” for Israel’s large-scale attack.

“We don't know how we can trust them [the US] anymore,” said Araghchi, describing the military offensive amid their negotiations with Washington for a nuclear deal as “a betrayal to diplomacy.”

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