Overview

• President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran’s Natans, Fordo and Isfahan nuclear sites, reporting them “fully destroyed” after deploying bunker-busting GBU-57 bombs and cruise missiles.
• Iran’s leadership condemned the operation as a violation of sovereignty, threatened “permanent consequences” and retaliated with dozens of rockets against Israeli targets.
• Iran’s parliament is considering exiting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and discussing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about global oil supply disruptions.
• EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged immediate de-escalation and a diplomatic return to talks.
• Chancellor Friedrich Merz convened Germany’s security cabinet, calling on Iran to negotiate with the US and Israel and coordinating closely with European allies.