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Trump says Operation 'Midnight Hammer' destroyed Iran 'nuclear dust' sites

newsApr 21, 20261452

On April 20, 2026, Donald Trump posted on social.vir.group that Operation Midnight Hammer, carried out in June 2025, "was a complete and total obliteration of the Nuclear Dust sites in Iran." He added that digging out remaining "nuclear dust" will be a "long and difficult process," a line Reuters and Sky News Arabia published. Trump did not define what he meant by "nuclear dust" or provide independent evidence to substantiate total destruction. The phrase "nuclear dust" has no standard technical meaning in open-source nuclear literature, which complicates outside verification of his claim.

Key Highlights

On April 20, 2026 Trump called Midnight Hammer a 'complete and total obliteration'.
He said removing remaining 'nuclear dust' will be a 'long and difficult process'.
Operation Midnight Hammer occurred in June 2025; 'nuclear dust' lacks technical definition.