Overview

• The White House hosted the B-2 bomber crew for Independence Day and staged a flyover of one stealth bomber and two fighter jets above the National Mall.
• President Trump hailed Operation Midnight Hammer as a “flawless mission” and said every bomb struck its target undetected.
• The Pentagon reports that strikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan sites inflicted “extremely severe damage” and delayed Iran’s nuclear work by up to two years.
• Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accused CNN and the New York Times of inaccurate reporting after they cited assessments suggesting the mission fell short of its goals.
• Iran has suspended IAEA inspections in response to the raids, limiting independent confirmation of the operation’s effectiveness.