Overview

• US warplanes dropped bunker-buster bombs from B-2 stealth bombers on three key enrichment facilities, dealing what Pentagon leaders describe as devastating damage to Iran’s nuclear program
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine reported that initial assessments show severe destruction at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan without targeting Iranian personnel
• President Trump ordered the strikes without congressional approval and worked in coordination with Israeli forces, marking the first direct US offensive against Iran in this conflict
• Iranian officials have vowed retaliation “by all means necessary” and proxies have already launched missile salvos toward Israel, prompting air-raid alerts
• Global bodies including the UN and multiple governments condemned the US action, calling for de-escalation to avert a broader Middle East war