As it happened: US calls strikes on Iran an 'overwhelming success', Tehran warns of 'everlasting' consequences
The US hit three Iranian nuclear sites in an operation dubbed Midnight Hammer.
Clockwise from top left: A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, Jun 22, 2025; US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon; an operational timeline of a strike on Iran is displayed following a news conference at the Pentagon; and Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi speaks at the Lutfi Kırdar Congress Center on the sideline of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul. (Images: Reuters/Maxar Technologies/Handout, AP/Alex Brandon, AFP/Getty Images/Andrew Harnik)
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday (Jun 22) called the strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities an "overwhelming success", while President Donald Trump said the sites were "totally obliterated".
Operation Midnight Hammer involved Seven B-2 bombers flying 18 hours from the US into Iran to drop 14 bunker-buster bombs.Â
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the US attacks as "outrageous" and said they would have "everlasting consequences".
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