Overview

• On June 21, B-2 stealth bombers and submarine-launched Tomahawks struck Iran’s enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, with satellite imagery showing large craters and damaged tunnel entrances.
• Vice President JD Vance hailed the operation as an operational success that has substantially delayed Iran’s nuclear weapon development while keeping American pilots out of harm’s way.
• Vance emphasized that the United States is at war with Iran’s nuclear program rather than Iran itself and stressed a desire for peace without nuclear proliferation.
• United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell have urged all parties to exercise restraint and prevent further escalation.
• Iran is reportedly considering retaliation options, including disrupting tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which could drive up global oil prices.