Overview
- The strikes targeted Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan in a coordinated operation with Israel aimed at halting Iran’s uranium enrichment program.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the operation “devastated” Iran’s enrichment capacity without striking Iranian troops or civilians.
- US forces employed B-2 Spirit bombers carrying GBU-57A/B bunker-buster bombs and Tomahawk missiles launched from submarines.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi asserted that Tehran “reserves all options” to defend its sovereignty and pledged to respond.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency reported no off-site radiation increase and EU and UN officials called for a swift return to diplomacy.