U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an attack on three sites in Iran early Sunday morning Iranian time.
According to his address to Americans from Washington, the attacks on the nuclear sites deemed them “completely and fully obliterated.”
Top officials from Iran say the attacks will have “everlasting consequences,” while Trump says, “Iran must now agree to end this war.”
“ANY RETALIATION BY IRAN AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL BE MET WITH FORCE FAR GREATER THAN WHAT WAS WITNESSED TONIGHT. THANK YOU! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES” pic.twitter.com/vhTb5uNuCB
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 22, 2025
He says if Iran doesn’t stop, future attacks will be “a lot easier.”
Iran’s foreign minister says that with the overnight strikes, “there is no red line” that the U.S. has not crossed.
Abbas Araghchi told reporters in Istanbul that Iran has the right to defend itself, and he’ll be heading to Russia to speak with Vladimir Putin.
The strikes come after a week of escalated tensions between Iran and Israel, which showed very little signs of peace.
