Overview

• President Trump ordered B-2 stealth bombers and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles to hit Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, with U.S. officials reporting extremely severe damage to all three facilities.
• Iran’s armed forces vowed retaliation and its parliament approved a proposal to shut the Strait of Hormuz, endangering a channel that carries one-fifth of world oil shipments.
• Israel targeted Revolutionary Guard command centers and the Evin prison in Tehran as Iran launched fresh missile barrages at Haifa and Tel Aviv.
• The IAEA warned that attacks on buried nuclear sites risk radiation leaks and called on all parties to show maximum restraint.
• Major U.S. cities have boosted security at diplomatic and cultural sites, and the State Department issued a worldwide caution alert for Americans abroad.