Overview

• On June 21, US forces launched Operation Midnight Hammer, using B-2 bombers to strike Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites.
• The next day, the LA County Sheriff’s Department posted an X message expressing condolences for victims of the strikes, then edited and ultimately deleted it after widespread criticism.
• LASD’s apology described the original post as “offensive and inappropriate,” saying it was made in error and did not represent the department’s stance.
• The department has opened an internal review to determine how the post was created and pledged to strengthen its social media oversight protocols.
• The airstrikes mark a broader US escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict; officials report severe damage to nuclear facilities but no confirmed casualties.