Updated on: February 28, 2026 / 4:11 AM EST / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — President Trump ordered military strikes on Iran early Saturday, Feb. 28, after pressing the country to curtail its nuclear program, grappling with an issue that has vexed presidents from both parties for decades.  Iran — which denies having any nuclear weapons ambitions — has amassed a stockpile of uranium that is enriched to near the level of purity necessary to build a bomb. Mr. Trump ordered strikes on a trio of key Iranian nuclear sites last June, causing extensive damage and leaving the status of the stockpile unclear. Now, less than a year later , the president is carrying out a much larger military campaign. "We will ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon," Mr.…