Overview

• Speaking at a White House cabinet meeting, the president called the June operation very important and said Iran might otherwise have multiple nuclear weapons.
• Reports describe U.S. strikes on June 22 against Iranian nuclear sites at Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan.
• He said the United States has imposed large-scale sanctions and reiterated that Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons.
• He stated that Tehran has signaled willingness to work toward peace and voiced full support for a deal to end hostilities in Gaza.
• Coverage recounts a June escalation that included an Israeli operation on June 13, an Iranian retaliation, a June 23 attack on the U.S. al‑Udeid base in Qatar, and a ceasefire taking effect June 24.