Overview

• The US conducted airstrikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities over the weekend of June 20–21.
• On June 23, Iran launched Operation Besharat Fatah, firing missiles at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar and at Iraq’s Ain Al Asad base.
• President Donald Trump declared the targeted sites “totally destroyed” and accused major US news outlets of spreading “fake news.”
• US military commands have heightened force protection measures for personnel stationed across the Middle East.
• The United Nations, European Union, the UK, France and Germany have all called for de-escalation and a return to diplomatic talks.