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President Donald Trump said during a late-night address to the American people that Iran would face “far greater” attacks than it had earlier on Saturday if the nation didn’t make peace. “​​Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace,” Trump said, flanked by the vice president, secretary of state, and secretary of

On June 21, President Donald Trump announced that the United States had taken part in strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, putting an end to weeks of speculation about how the White House would respond to the threat posed by a nuclear-capable Iran. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in

WASHINGTON—The U.S. strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities overnight from June 21 to 22 was a highly intricate plan that entailed more than 125 U.S. aircraft and warships and layers of deception, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a Pentagon press briefing. Dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, Hegseth said preparation for the mission took place over

Iran’s most critical and heavily fortified nuclear site is located at Fordow, a mountainous region roughly 60 miles southwest of the Iranian capital of Tehran. That site, along with Iran’s Natanz enrichment facility and its Isfahan nuclear technology center, were hit in a series of U.S. airstrikes on Saturday evening intended to destroy, or otherwise

The State Department has issued a “worldwide caution” for U.S. citizens living abroad in the wake of the escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict, following U.S. intervention targeting Iran’s nuclear sites. In a June 22 alert, the department warned of potential demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests around the world. On June 21, U.S. forces launched