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United States and Israel Strike Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Iran Launches Missile Retaliation

The operation significantly damaged three key Iranian sites with bunker-buster bombs, fueling global concern over escalating counterstrikes

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Overview

  • President Donald Trump confirmed a coordinated US-Israeli assault on Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan using B-2 stealth bombers armed with Massive Ordnance Penetrators and Tomahawk cruise missiles
  • Iranian state media reported the launch of about 30 missiles at strategic Israeli targets, including Ben Gurion Airport and command centers, in a swift retaliatory strike
  • Israel Defense Forces carried out additional air raids on western Iran to destroy missile launch systems used in Tehran’s attack on Israel
  • The International Atomic Energy Agency reported no abnormal radiation levels at the three struck facilities and pledged continued monitoring for fallout risks
  • Houthi fighters in Yemen vowed to target US naval vessels in the Red Sea, prompting Washington to bolster its regional forces and raising fears of a wider Middle East conflict