June 21, 2025 – Israel-Iran conflict

 

President Trump addresses the nation after US strikes nuclear sites in Iran

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• US strikes Iran: President Donald Trump described US military strikes on three nuclear sites as a “spectacular military success” and added that the facilities were “completely and totally obliterated” in an address from the White House on Saturday evening. Trump warned Iran that the US could go after additional targets if Iran does not make peace.

• About the strikes: American B-2 bombers were used in the strikes, and sources said the US also utilized a 30,000-pound “bunker buster” bomb. It’s the first known instance of the bomb being used operationally.

• Hostilities escalate: The Israel-Iran conflict has entered its second week. Earlier on Saturday, Israel claimed the killing of two commanders in Iran’s elite Quds Force and said it struck a range of Iranian military targets. In Israel, two Iranian drones made a rare breach of the country’s air defenses.

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Several Latin American countries have criticized the US strikes on Iran, while others voiced alarm and called for peace.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the strikes in a post on X late Saturday, warning it could expand the conflict in the region.

“We strongly condemn the US bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities, which constitutes a dangerous escalation of the conflict in the Middle East,” he wrote. “This aggression gravely violates the UN Charter and international law and plunges humanity into a crisis with irreversible consequences.”

Chilean President Gabriel Boric also condemned the attack on X, writing: “We demand and need peace.”

Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs Ministry condemned what it called “the military aggression against Iran,” in a statement.

Others called for dialogue and de-escalation.

Colombia’s foreign ministry urged all parties to resume negotiations as “the only responsible and lasting way out of the current crisis,” while Mexico’s foreign ministry wrote on X: “Restoring peaceful coexistence among the states in the region remains the highest priority.”

President Donald Trump warned that the US could still go after additional targets because there “is a real concern that now the Iranians will retaliate,” an analyst has said.

Iran has said “several times” that if the US “joins this war and attacks their nuclear facilities, they will retaliate against US forces in the region, against US interests, and there are a lot of those,” said CNN political and global affairs analyst Barak Ravid.

He added the second question is whether Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route.

“This is another threat they made. And closing the Strait of Hormuz would influence the entire commercial shipping in the Gulf. Much of it is oil and natural gas. This will get energy prices up. This will influence the entire world’s economy,” Ravid said.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is demanding answers from President Donald Trump tonight after he ordered US strikes on Iran.

“President Trump must provide the American people and Congress clear answers on the actions taken tonight and their implications for the safety of Americans,” Schumer said in a statement.

“We must enforce the War Powers Act and I’m urging (Senate Majority) Leader (John) Thune to put it on the Senate floor immediately,” Schumer said. “I am voting for it and implore all Senators on both sides of the aisle to vote for it.”

The Democrat added: “Confronting Iran’s ruthless campaign of terror, nuclear ambitions, and regional aggression demands strength, resolve, and strategic clarity. The danger of wider, longer, and more devastating war has now dramatically increased.”

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee and Sen. Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, are both calling for de-escalation after the US strikes on Iran.

“I strongly urge the Trump Administration to immediately pursue restraint, diplomacy, and international engagement to prevent further bloodshed,” Reed said in a statement. “Congress needs to be briefed in a classified setting. And I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure the American people get the facts and answers they deserve. It’s easier to start wars than end them. Even though the U.S. maintains military dominance, we are in a dangerous stage that could lead to significant instability in the region and beyond. We must be prepared for contingencies going forward.”

Shaheen said that “the United States must not rush into war with Iran,” and noted that President Trump “has not continued the bipartisan tradition of regularly briefing Congress on major national security events that impact Americans around the world.”

She added, “President Trump must now de-escalate tensions with Iran and immediately brief Congress.”

Hamas has condemned the US strikes on Iran, calling them a violation of international law in a statement early Sunday.

The Palestinian militant group, which has strong ties to Iran, said the strikes were “a violation of all international norms and conventions,” and vowed to hold the US and Israel responsible.

There have been no radioactive traces detected in Gulf Arab states following the US strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities, according to Saudi Arabia’s nuclear regulator.

“No radioactive effects were detected on the environment of the Kingdom, and the Arab Gulf states as a result of the US military targeting of Iran’s nuclear facilities,” the Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority said in a post on X.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a five-hour meeting with his top officials that lasted throughout the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to a source familiar with the meeting.

The security cabinet meeting began at 10 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) and continued until the US carried out its strikes at approximately 3 a.m. local time (8 p.m. ET). The discussion ended after the US strikes, the source said.

A second source had previously told CNN that Israel held a security cabinet meeting to monitor the US bombing mission.

The meeting, which consisted of the senior officials involved in Israel’s handling of Iran, included a number of those closest to Netanyahu, the source said. Netanyahu confidant Ron Dermer was a part of the meeting, as were Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.

Israel’s military chief of staff and the head of its Mossad spy agency were also part of the meeting. Far-right Minster of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich participated as well.

US President Donald Trump “has a unique opportunity that no president has had before to really effect dramatic change” in the Middle East following American strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, a former NATO supreme allied commander has told CNN.

“The US military is very confident,” said retired Gen. Wesley Clark, a CNN analyst. “I don’t expect the military to do anything in the next 24 or 48 hours. We are going to have to wait, probably on the Iranian response, but I do hope that we have people working underneath this, talking to lower-level people inside Iran and getting their sense of things.”

He added the US strikes leave the Middle East in “a very, very volatile and uncertain time.”

There is “no surprise about the B-2 strikes in terms of their ability to hit the target,” Clark said. “Of course, we don’t know what they have actually done to the target.”

Iran’s atomic energy agency strongly condemned US strikes on its nuclear facilities, calling them a “savage assault” and a violation of international law. CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports from Iran’s capital:

Law enforcement agencies around the US are closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East after the US launched airstrikes on Iran on Saturday, tracking intelligence for any potential threats to the homeland.

The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and other federal, state and local agencies are watching for any response from Iran or others against the US, a federal official familiar with the coordination told CNN.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media post Saturday night, “We will work unceasingly to protect the American homeland.”

Police departments in New York City and Washington, DC, said they are sharing intelligence with their federal partners and are increasing or maintaining a heightened level of police resources around religious institutions. 

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