Overview

• President Donald Trump ordered Operation Midnight Hammer, deploying seven B-2 stealth bombers and 14 GBU-57 bunker-busting bombs against Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites.
• US officials assert the strike disabled key enrichment facilities, setting Iran’s nuclear program back by several years without aiming to topple the regime.
• Tehran denounces the operation as “barbaric,” cuts internet links and responds with a barrage of rockets launched at Israel in its vow of retaliation.
• Germany, France and the UK have urged Iran to return to negotiations; the UN and the IAEA report no dangerous radiation release from the bombed sites.
• Arab League and regional governments warn that further escalation could disrupt oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and strain global markets.