Overview

• US forces deployed 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs against underground Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend, joining Israel’s air campaign against Tehran.
• Iran’s retaliatory effort appears limited to a single drone launch toward Israel, which Israeli officials say was intercepted.
• Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia condemned the US strikes as opening a “Pandora’s box” and warned of unpredictable global security consequences.
• Moscow offered to mediate a resolution on Iran’s nuclear program, but the US has declined to pursue diplomatic negotiations.
• Analysts identify remote and politically neutral locations — including Antarctica, Iceland, New Zealand and Switzerland — as potential refuges if the conflict widens.