Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace.  USA President Trump

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America has made an entry into the Iran-Israel war after the US bombed three major Iranian nuclear sites Sunday morning. Iranian officials acknowledged the attacks. President Trump said the aim of attacking the three facilities was to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability. Iran said the sites had been hit but did not immediately describe the damage.

American warplanes and submarines attacked three key nuclear sites in Iran early Sunday, bringing the U.S. military directly into Israel’s war and prompting fears that the strikes could lead to more dangerous escalations across the Middle East.

President Trump said the objective was the “destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity. He claimed success, saying in a televised address from the White House that the nuclear facilities had been “completely and totally obliterated. President Trump warned of more strikes “if peace does not come quickly.” Iranian ballistic missiles wounded at least 10 in Israel, officials said.“Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” Mr. Trump said. “If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier.”

The sites that were attacked include Iran’s two major uranium enrichment centers: the heavily fortified mountain facility at Fordo and a larger enrichment plant at Natanz that Israel had struck several days ago with smaller weapons.The US attacked Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, bringing itself into the Israel-Iran conflict. Later, US President Donald Trump said the Iranian nuclear sites were "totally obliterated".

Former diplomat and author Rajiv Dogra criticised the US move and said only time will tell whether there has been a "radiation leak or if that has been contained in one way or the other" after the strikes.

"Even if there was a chance for things to deescalate, the US strikes have made sure that things would not deescalate quickly. As almost a sole superpower still, it was its responsibility that it should not have got into the act," he said.

Dogra said the US could have played the role of "stabiliser" in a situation which is already quite serious. Immediate resolution of this conflict doesn't seem likely now, he argued. The former diplomat said that once the nuclear facilities of a country are damaged in attack, then "all bets are off".

"Because there are international regulations which forbid escalation to the extent that nuclear site is attacked. Radiation leaks can affect many many people and many many generations. Not just in the country where it is attacked but also in nearby nations."

Another former diplomat and strategic expert Dilip Sinha said, "The war has now entered a decisive phase."

Asked if New Delhi can play some role in contributing to de-escalation in the region, he said, "India is friendly both with Israel and Iran, and its voice counts. It can definitely play a role in cooling down the tension and not let the crisis escalate further."

Israel on June 13 targeted Iran's nuclear and missile production and storage facilities to get rid of both. It has for years been calling Iran's nuclear programme an existential threat and has vowed to foil its nuclear ambition at any cost. Iran has maintained that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s allies and his opponents welcomed President Trump’s decision to launch the attack.

A U.S. official said that six B-2 bombers dropped a dozen 30,000-pound bunker buster bombs on the Fordo nuclear site, which lies deep underground, and Navy submarines fired 30 TLAM cruise missiles at Natanz and another nuclear site in Isfahan. One B-2 also dropped two bunker busters on Natanz