Overview

• US and Israel struck Iran’s underground nuclear sites at Fordo, Natans and Isfahan with stealth bombers, bunker-busting bombs and cruise missiles
• US military officials described “extreme damage” to the fortified facilities while the IAEA confirmed no detectable release of radiation
• Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency announced plans to rebuild the damaged installations and President Massud Peseschkian denounced the attacks as aggression
• Tehran’s foreign minister warned of retaliatory strikes against US forces and signaled a potential blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
• European Union and United Nations leaders have urged Iran to return to negotiations and US officials warned that any closure of the Hormuz shipping route would provoke a swift response