Overview

• Israel carried out a major operation on June 13 targeting Iran’s Natanz and Fordow nuclear sites and key military figures.
• Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham lauded the strikes as necessary defense against Iran’s advancing nuclear program.
• Lawmakers cautioned that any Iranian move against US forces in the Middle East would prompt a forceful American response.
• President Trump praised the offensive and called on Iran to dismantle its nuclear capabilities to avert further bloodshed.
• Reports of Iranian civilian casualties from strikes on residential buildings have raised concerns over humanitarian fallout and regional escalation.