Live updates: Trump says US military struck 3 Iranian nuclear sites

Associated Press

4 hours ago

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to decapitate the country's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran's threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.
Update:
Date: 2025-06-22 01:49:10
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Japan evacuates group from Iran
Content: Japan's Foreign Ministry said that 21 Japanese residents of Iran and their family members arrived safely in Baku, the capital of the neighboring Azerbaijan, after evacuating by bus.
It was Japan's second evacuation from Iran.
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Date: 2025-06-22 01:47:06
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US used 'bunker buster' bomb to strike deeply buried nuclear site, Trump tells Hannity
Content: The U.S. dropped six 'bunker buster' bombs to strike the deeply buried Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant, Fox News' Sean Hannity says President Donald Trump told him in a phone call.
The Israelis say their offensive has already crippled Iran's air defenses and significantly degraded multiple Iranian nuclear sites.
But to destroy the Fordo plant, Israel appealed to Trump for the 30,000-pound bunker-busting American bomb known as the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, which uses its weight and sheer kinetic force to penetrate underground and then explode.
The bomb is currently delivered only by the B-2 stealth bomber, which is only found in the American arsenal.
If confirmed, this would be the first combat use of the weapon.
Update:
Date: 2025-06-22 01:44:12
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New York police raising security
Content: After the U.S. strikes in Iran, police in New York City said they were increasing security at religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites, out of 'an abundance of caution.'
The NYPD said it's tracking the situation, coordinating with federal law enforcement agencies and will continue to monitor for any potential impact to the nation's largest city.
The NYPD has a robust intelligence and counterterrorism operation, with detectives posted around the globe. It's common for the department to beef up security at places like synagogues and mosques, as well as diplomatic installations, when world events warrant.
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Date: 2025-06-22 01:33:04
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Congress reacts
Content: Republicans leaders in Congress praised Trump's decision to strike Iran.
U. S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican who was briefed by the White House ahead of the strike, said in a statement, 'President Trump has been consistent and clear that a nuclear-armed Iran will not be tolerated ... That posture has now been enforced with strength, precision, and clarity.'
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Iranian regime's 'misguided pursuit of nuclear weapons must be stopped.'
U.S. Linsdey Graham, a longtime Iran hawk and Republican from South Carolina, wrote online: 'This was the right call. The regime deserves it.'
Meanwhile, elected Democrats and some far-right Republicans questioned the move, particularly without authorization from the U.S. Congress.
'Horrible judgment,' said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. 'I will push for all Senators to vote on whether they are for this third idiotic Middle East war.'
Said conservative Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, 'While President Trump's decision may prove just, it's hard to conceive a rationale that's Constitutional.'
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Date: 2025-06-22 01:29:50
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Nonproliferation group condemns attacks
Content: The Washington-based Arms Control Association, which focuses on nuclear nonproliferation, said the attack was an 'irresponsible departure from Trump's pursuit of diplomacy and increases the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran.'
'The U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear targets, including the deeply fortified, underground Fordo uranium enrichment complex, may temporarily set back Iran's nuclear program, but in the long term, military action is likely to push Iran to determine nuclear weapons are necessary for deterrence and that Washington is not interested in diplomacy,' it warned.
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Date: 2025-06-22 01:27:24
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Iranian state media confirms strikes on nuclear sites, quoting officials
Content: Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported early Sunday that attacks also targeted the country's Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites.
IRNA quoted Akbar Salehi, Isfahan's deputy governor in charge of security affairs, saying there had been attacks around the sites.
He did not elaborate.
Another official confirmed an attack targeting Iran's underground Fordo nuclear site.