Overview

• Under code name “Midnight Hammer,” US B-2 bombers and Tomahawk missiles struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites on June 22.
• Vice President JD Vance said the US is not at war with Iran but with its nuclear program and Pentagon officials warn it may take weeks to gauge the raids’ true impact.
• Tehran condemned the strikes as “criminal,” parliament voted to close the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian leaders vowed to defend the nation’s sovereignty.
• The State Department urged American citizens overseas to exercise increased caution as US intelligence detects Iran-backed militias preparing potential attacks on regional bases.
• China’s Global Times editorial criticized the US action as a violation of international law, warning that targeting IAEA-monitored facilities could destabilize global security.