Although the operation achieved an impressive level of tactical success, with a swarm of warplanes penetrating Iran unchallenged following a long, undetected flight from Missouri, it will be far harder than the president has suggested to reliably evaluate the damage inflicted on Iran’s ability to manufacture a nuclear weapon.

Donald Trump has announced a 12-hour ceasefire between Iran and Israel after US forces carried out strikes on the Middle Eastern nation over the weekend

President Trump announced earlier Saturday night that the U.S. had launched strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites.