Overview

• President Trump called CNN and MSNBC 'scum' and 'gutless losers' for questioning his claim that the airstrikes 'completely and totally obliterated' Iran's nuclear program.
• The U.S. military launched Operation Midnight Hammer over the weekend, deploying B-2 stealth bombers and Tomahawk missiles against Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites.
• General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cautioned that it was too early to measure the strikes' full impact even as early intelligence reviews indicated only a several-month setback to Iran’s nuclear capabilities.
• Iran retaliated by launching missile attacks on American bases in Iraq and Qatar, escalating tensions after the U.S. strikes.
• A ceasefire between Iran and Israel brokered shortly after the strikes collapsed within hours, underscoring the region’s volatility.