Overview

• The department’s official X account initially posted “Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran,” describing the strikes on nuclear facilities as “tragic” before editing and deleting the message.
• Sheriff Robert G. Luna’s office formally apologized Sunday evening, calling the post offensive, made in error and unrepresentative of departmental views, and announced steps to strengthen social media oversight.
• On June 21, President Trump ordered Operation Midnight Hammer, deploying B-2 bombers to strike Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites in a mission his administration said degraded Tehran’s bomb-making capabilities.
• Iran has warned of severe reprisals for the strikes as tensions with Israel rise after its June 13 attacks on Iranian sites and US support helped intercept further Iranian missile launches.
• While reporting no known threats to Los Angeles County, the department said it would increase patrols at places of worship and sensitive locations as it monitored developments abroad.