Overview
- President Trump ordered B-2 bombers to strike Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan using GBU-57 bunker-busters, with additional Tomahawk missiles launched from submarines
- Iran’s foreign minister Abbás Araghchi condemned the attacks as breaches of the UN charter, reserving the right to defend Iranian sovereignty
- Prime Minister Netanyahu praised the operation as a decisive blow against Iran’s nuclear ambitions, highlighting close US–Israel coordination
- The US Department of State issued a global security alert urging citizens abroad to exercise increased caution in response to heightened tensions
- Oil prices rose more than 4 percent on fears of supply disruptions, prompting de-escalation appeals from Japan, NATO and United Nations officials