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US Strikes Iran: What’s Known So Far?

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US President Donald Trump said that the goal of the strikes was "the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity."
US warplanes bombed several Iranian nuclear facilities – the Fordow fuel enrichment plant, the Isfahan nuclear technology center, and the Natanz enrichment complex.
America reportedly used the GBU Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a powerful bunker-busting bomb, during the strikes.
The US contacted Iran via diplomatic channels to claim the strikes were all it intended to do and that "regime change efforts" were "not planned."

How Does Iran React?

Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi said that the US attack would have far-reaching consequences, with Iran reserving the right to self-defense.
The US “has committed a grave violation by attacking Iran's PEACEFUL nuclear installations,” Araghchi stressed.
Iran attacked Israel, targeting Ben Gurion Airport, a biological research center, and decision-making centers, the IRGC stated.
Iran used the Kheibar ballistic missile against Israel as part of the 20th wave of Iran's large-scale missile and drone operation

What Does the World Say?

The UN chief called the US strikes against Iran a “dangerous escalation” and a direct threat to world peace and security.
The IAEA reported no increase in radiation levels outside Iran's nuclear facilities.

The Houthis condemned the US’s “brutal and cowardly aggression” against Iran, while the chairman of Pakistan’s Senate defense committee dubbed the US attacks a war crime.

Saudi Arabia and Iraq denounced the strikes, warning they could lead to a dangerous escalation.
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