Last Update June 23, 2025, 3:36 AM EDT

Iran’s military launched dozens of missiles into Israel on Saturday night after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. airstrikes against three Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. Trump and other world leaders have called on Iran to come to the negotiating table.

Covered by: Anders Hagstrom, Stephen Sorace, Stepheny Price, Louis Casiano, David Unsworth and Kyle Schmidbauer

Fast Facts

•  Iran lashed out at Israel after the U.S. struck three Iranian nuclear sites Saturday at President Donald Trump’s order. 
•  Five to six bunker buster bombs struck the Fordow nuclear site, Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity. 
•  Thirty Tomahawk missiles were fired against Natanz and Isfahan from U.S. submarines, Fox News’ Jennifer Griffin reports. 
•  Trump said Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities were “totally obliterated” during a brief address the American people from the White House Saturday. 
•  At least a dozen people were injured after Iranlaunched roughly 30 missiles into Israel on Saturday night. 

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State Dept. issues worldwide caution for US travelers following Iran strikes

Americans traveling abroad are being urged to exercise caution worldwide, as the war between Israel and Iran has resulted in travel disruptions globally.

The U.S. State Department issued a warning to those traveling around the world, citing the potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens.

“The conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East,” the State Department said in its Worldwide Caution advisory. “There is potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. The Department of State advises U.S. citizens worldwide to exercise increased caution.”

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Greg Wehner.

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29 min(s) ago

IDF claims objective completed in strike on Iranian ballistic missile sites

Missiles fired from Iran are pictured in the night sky over Jerusalem

The Israeli Air Force is reporting success in its mission targeting a major ballistic missile launch site, according to a report from The Times of Israel.

The strikes, which were reportedly carried out with over 15 fighter jets, demolished storage and launch sites in the vicinity of the western city of Kermanshah, roughly 300 miles west of Tehran, close to the Iraqi border.

The IDF alleges that the site was being used to target Israel. Israel has enjoyed considerable air superiority and access to Iran’s skies as the two perennial enemies have traded missile strikes.

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1 hour(s) ago

Rubio seeks Chinese help to pressure Iran to keep Strait of Hormuz open

Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is seeking assistance from China to exert pressure on Iran in order to prevent their threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping route.

Iranian state media had recently reported on such a plan, but emphasized that it would require clearance from the nation’s Supreme National Security Council.

China is the world’s largest purchaser of Iranian oil, and the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites has sent prices skyrocketing.

Roughly 20% of the world’s crude passes through the critical shipping lane.

In an interview with Fox News, Rubio stated, “I encourage the Chinese government in Beijing to call them (Iran) about that, because they heavily depend on the Strait of Hormuz for their oil…it will be economic suicide for them. And we retain options to deal with that, but other countries should be looking at that as well. It would hurt other countries’ economies a lot worse than ours.”

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1 hour(s) ago

LA County Sheriff’s Department deletes bizarre post offering condolences for Iran bombings

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department amended and deleted a social media post Sunday where it expressed condolences for the “tragic” U.S. bombing of Iranian nuclear sites.

“Our hearts go out to the victims and families impacted by the recent bombings in Iran,” the post on X stated. “While this tragic event happened overseas, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is closely monitoring the situation alongside our local, state and federal partners.”

The department eventually amended the post, which deleted the sentence regarding the U.S. strikes before it was removed from X altogether. It was not clear if anyone was harmed or killed during the operation. 

A sheriff’s department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that he wasn’t aware of the initial post expressing condolences. 

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Louis Casiano.

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2 hour(s) ago

Flights from Israel to resume Monday at limited capacity

An El Al Israel’s commercial Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, sent abroad to prevent damage during the war with Iran, is pictured at the tarmac of Larnaca International airport on June 19, 2025, in Cyprus’ southern coastal city of Larnaca. Israeli transport Minister Miri Regev said on June 17 that between 100,000 and 150,000 Israelis have been stranded abroad, as Israel and Iran traded deadly fire in their most intense confrontation ever. (Photo by Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP) (Photo by IAKOVOS HATZISTAVROU/AFP via Getty Images)

Preparations to resume outbound flights from Israel are underway, according to the Times of Israel, with carriers publishing flight destinations subject to the approval of authorities.

The flights will have strict 50-passenger limits per plane.

Israel first closed its airspace on June 13 after it began attacking Iranian nuclear assets.

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2 hour(s) ago

Trump to meet with national security team Monday afternoon

In this handout provided by the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) sit in the Situation Room as they monitor the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites, at the White House on June 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. According to the Pentagon, three of Iran’s nuclear sites sustained “severe damage” from the U.S. strikes. (Photo by Daniel Torok/The White House via Getty Images)

President Trump will hold a closed-press meeting with his national security team at 1 p.m. on Monday, according to a White House schedule made public by Roll Call.

Furthermore, Trump touted “monumental damage” to “all Nuclear sites in Iran” in a Sunday night post to Truth Social, further claiming that “the biggest damage took place far below ground level.”

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3 hour(s) ago

Sen. Graham suggests Iran strikes pave way for Saudi-Israeli pact

US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks at a press conference on US-Israel relations on February 17, 2025 at the Kempinski Hotel in Tel Aviv, Israel. Senators Graham and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are leading a bipartisan group of American Senators visiting Israel. The event comes as families and supporters of hostages held by Hamas mark 500 days since the captives were taken on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told The Jerusalem Post that “the chance of a Saudi-Israel deal went dramatically up” following President Trump’s strikes on Iran.

Graham expressed his belief that the strikes are a show of American might, and prove its standing as a reliable ally for Middle Eastern nations that are “are threatened by Iran.”

Graham did, however, acknowledge that Riyadh still wants to see progress on Gaza.

Furthermore, Graham implored the Trump administration to ensure that Jerusalem has “what it needs” for further action against Iranian assets.

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3 hour(s) ago

Damage to Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility seen in new satellite imagery

Maxar Satellite Imagery shows extensive damage at the Fordow underground complex. Several large craters are visible across the ridge, and a wide area is covered in grey-blue ash, consistent with airstrike aftermath. (Satellite image (c) 2025 Maxar Technologies)

New commercial satellite imagery suggests extensive damage to – and the possible destruction of – Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility following a U.S. strike earlier this week, according to experts cited by the Times of Israel.

Six craters appear to have been blown in the face of the mountain above the facility.

“I would expect that the facility is probably toast,” Institute for Science and International Security President David Albright said.

However, the area housing the centrifuges is “too deeply buried for us to evaluate the level of damage based on satellite imagery,” according to Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst at the CNA Corporation.

Former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant, meanwhile, estimated that Iran lost “90% of its nuclear abilities” while speaking with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade on Sunday night.

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4 hour(s) ago

How Netanyahu convinced Trump to strike Iran’s nuclear sites

U.S. President Donald Trump (R2) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R1) as he arrives at the White House for a meeting on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took a week to convince President Donald Trump to go all-out in striking Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to The Jerusalem Post.

“Four days ago, there was a phone call between Netanyahu and the US president, during which Trump said, ‘I’ve decided to launch a strike’,” said an Israeli official to the outlet.

Initially, Trump only planned on striking the Fordow enrichment facility.

However, Netanyahu urged that the president “finish the job,” an official told the Post, with the U.S. ultimately finding itself able to strike targets that Jerusalem “had trouble reaching.”

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4 hour(s) ago

Australia backs Iran strikes, calls for diplomacy and de-escalation

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) speaks as he sits next to Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during a meeting with Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape in Parliament House in Canberra on December 7, 2023. Australia signed a security deal with Papua New Guinea on December 7, bolstering ties to a key Pacific neighbour that has been courted persistently by China. (Photo by HILARY WARDHAUGH / AFP) (Photo by HILARY WARDHAUGH/AFP via Getty Images)

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong expressed support for U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities Monday in a series of radio and TV interviews.

“We support action that the US has taken to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” Wong told Seven Sunrise.

“We do not want to see escalation,” she further told reporters.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also signaled support for the strikes, but denied that Canberra provided any resources for the “unilateral” action by the Trump administration.

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4 hour(s) ago

Columbia anti-Israel figurehead Khalil back to protesting after release on bail

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, a figurehead of the school’s anti-Israel, pro-Palestinian student demonstrations who made national headlines after his ICE detention, is back to protesting after being released on bail.

Khalil appeared Sunday at a rally protesting U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The demonstration reportedly quickly turned into a homecoming rally for the Syrian-born activist.

The Times of Israel contributed to this report.

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5 hour(s) ago

Trump emphasizes successful US strikes caused ‘monumental damage’ to Iran’s nuclear sites

President Trump shared that the U.S. strikes on three of Iran’s main nuclear facilities caused “monumental damage.”

“Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images,” Trump shared in a Truth Social post.

“Obliteration is an accurate term! The white structure shown is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its roof well below ground level, and completely shielded from flame,” he described.

“The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!’

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6 hour(s) ago

Iran’s supreme leader promises more ‘punishment’ as it launches new strikes towards Israel

A protester holds up a poster of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a protest following the U.S. attacks on nuclear sites in Iran, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday promised “punishment” for Israel as both nations continue to engage in retaliatory strikes.

“The punishment continues,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote on X. “The Zionist enemy has made a big mistake, committed a big crime; it must be punished and it is being punished; it is being punished right now.”

The social media post came as Israel warned of a missile launch from Iran. 

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7 hour(s) ago

Israel’s defense system neutralizes Iranian threat as sirens wail in Tel Aviv

Israeli media reported that one ballistic missile was launched from Iran in the latest attack in the Middle East, according to preliminary Israel Defense Forces (IDF) assessments.

The missile, which triggered sirens in Tel Aviv and the surrounding area in central Israel, was intercepted.

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst also shared “incoming missile alerts” on his X account prior to the attack.

There are no immediate reports of injuries, according to Israeli media.

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7 hour(s) ago

Kristi Noem spoke with governors about possible threats linked to Iran

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a Northern Border Policy Roundtable in Detroit, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem spoke with several governors on Sunday about possible threats linked to Iran.

A few of the governors took to social media following the phone call.

“I appreciate the Administration’s coordination,” Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, wrote on X. “Arizona remains vigilant and prepared to protect our communities and critical infrastructure from physical and cyber threats.”

“We are coordinating with law enforcement on all levels as we closely monitor any possible threats,” wrote Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. “May God continue to Bless our troops and first responders.”

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe urged residents across the state to report suspicious activity.

“The ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States — including both cyber attacks and retaliatory violence by extremists,” he said.

On Saturday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she received intelligence briefings and was monitoring “the evolving situation in Iran alongside federal and local partners.”

“The New York State Police are working to protect at-risk sites and fight cyberattacks,” she wrote on social media.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said state authorities were monitoring for any potential impacts.

“While there are no specific or credible counter threats we are aware of at this time, we urge everyone to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity,” he said on Saturday.

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9 hour(s) ago

Trump hints at potential ‘regime change’ in Iran with new slogan

President Donald Trump suggested that there could be a “regime change” in Iran if the current government is unable to shift amid mounting tensions.

“It’s not politically correct to use the term, ‘Regime Change,’ but if the current Iranian Regime is unable to MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN, why wouldn’t there be a Regime change??? MIGA!!!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., reacted to the president’s comment and agreed on his suggested move.

“As usual, President Trump is spot on with his desire to make Iran great again by changing the regime either through their behavior or new leadership,” Graham wrote in a post on X.

“As President Trump suggested, who in their right mind would want this regime to continue the status quo, attacking their neighbors, oppressing their people, and being the largest state sponsor of terrorism on the planet? If you like that, you’re a sick puppy,” he continued.

“Count me in for any way possible to Make Iran Great Again by making it decent again. MIGA!”

During the Senate Armed Services Committeemeeting on the Iran attack, Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., commented on the possible “regime change” and said the U.S. would support the Iranian people if that was the path they decided to pursue.

“Listen, if the Iranian people want a change, we support them. Keep in mind, this fight, if you want to call it, to end their nuclear program in Iran, isn’t about the Iranian people. This is about giving them the opportunity, if they choose to,” Mullin said.

“And so if the Iranian people want a regime change, that’s on them. For us, what this whole operation was about was simply eliminating a threat that was either going to be dealt with today or at some time during the future.”

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9 hour(s) ago

Iran scolds US over strikes in UN meeting, Israel calls Trump’s action a ‘righteous act’

Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Agency for Atomic Energy, addresses a United Nations Security Council meeting, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations sharply criticized the United States over strikes targeting nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend.

Ambassador Amir-Saeid Iravani told the U.N. Security Council during an emergency meeting on Sunday that the U.S. strikes continue a policy of intervention in the affairs of sovereign nations.

“While the representative of the United States continues to make baseless accusations against Iran, the international community is well aware of the well-documented and dark record of military intervention,” he said. “Illegal use of force against other sovereign states, and its sponsorship of terrorism by the United States in the Middle East and across the world.”

Iravani further accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of hijacking U.S. foreign policy and dragging it into another conflict.

“America has once more recklessly chosen to sacrifice its own security merely to safeguard Netanyahu,” he said. “Once again, the world has witnessed the blatant corruption of the US political system and its leaders as an independent, peace-seeking nation.”

During his remarks, Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., called the U.S. strikes a “righteous act.”

“This was not a war of choice. This action was a necessity,” Danon said. “It was a righteous act for the United States, for Israel, for the Middle East and for the world.”

Danon noted that diplomacy was tried “over and over” with regard to Tehran’s nuclear ambitions.

“Many nations here in this room engaged in diplomacy with determination and good faith. But the regime in Tehran had other plans,” he said. “It used the negotiating table as camouflage, a delay tactic, a way to buy time while building missiles and enriching uranium. Iran negotiated agreements it never intended to keep. It made commitments it never honored. It answered deadlines with defiance and met oversight with obstruction.”

“The free world gave it every chance. We all gave it months. We gave it years. We gave it every possible offramp,” he added. “Iran would not move, so it had to be moved.”

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9 hour(s) ago

White House thanks US military for actions taken in Iran

The White House praised the U.S. military who took part in what is being called a “historic move” after striking three major nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran on Saturday night.

“God bless the United States Military — the greatest force for freedom the world has ever known,” the White House wrote in a post on X.

President Donald Trump also confirmed that the B-2 stealth bombers who carried out the strikes had returned safely to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Sunday.

“The GREAT B-2 pilots have just landed, safely, in Missouri. Thank you for a job well done!!! DONALD J. TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!” Trump shared in a post on Truth Social.

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10 hour(s) ago

Trump calls strikes on Iran nuclear facilities ‘monumental’ä

President Donald Trump praised the U.S. military for their action taken against Iran on Saturday and called it a historic move for the country.

“The damage to the Nuclear sites in Iran is said to be ‘monumental,’” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

“The hits were hard and accurate. Great skill was shown by our military. Thank you!”

The president confirmed during a brief address on Saturday that three of the main Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities were “totally obliterated.”

“This is an HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ISRAEL, AND THE WORLD. IRAN MUST NOW AGREE TO END THIS WAR. THANK YOU!” Trump said following the attacks.

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10 hour(s) ago

Israel targets Iranian military sites in new strikes

Israeli fighter jets conducted strikes on military targets in Iran on Sunday, using more than 30 munitions.

The Israeli Air Force struck storage and missile launching infrastructure sites, as well as satellites and military radar sites used for creating aerial intelligence assessments in Kermanshah and Hamedan in western Iran, Israel Defense Forces said.

In addition, a surface-to-air missile launcher was struck near Tehran.

Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel contributed to this report.

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10 hour(s) ago

Rep. Massie accuses Trump of misleading voters with weekend Iran strikes

Rep. Thomas Massie said he is looking for ways to force a vote on his War Powers resolution.

A Kentucky Republican lawmaker has challengedPresident Trump’s strikes on Iran by co-leading a resolution against unauthorized hostilities while the president calls him a “grandstander.”

Rep. Thomas Massie is accusing President Donald Trump of falling short of his campaign pledges with his Saturday night strikes on Iran.

“I feel a bit misled,” Massie told Fox News Digital in a Sunday afternoon interview. “I didn’t think he would let neocons determine his foreign policy and drag us into another war.”

“Other people feel the same way, who supported Trump — I think the political danger to him is he induces a degree of apathy in the Republican base, and they fail to show up to keep us in the majority in the midterms.”

Massie, a conservative libertarian who has long been wary of foreign intervention by the U.S., has been one of the most vocal critics of the Trump administration’s recent operation.

Massie’s criticism comes following U.S. stealth bombers striking three major nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran on Saturday night.

When reached for comment, the White House pointed Fox News Digital to Trump’s most recent Truth Social post calling Massie a “grandstander” and threatening to recruit a primary challenger against him.

“Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky is not MAGA, even though he likes to say he is,” Trump wrote. “Actually, MAGA doesn’t want him, doesn’t know him, and doesn’t respect him. He is a negative force who almost always Votes ‘NO,’ no matter how good something may be.”

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind

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11 hour(s) ago

US diplomat defends strikes on Iran, urges UN to call on regime to stop targeting American interests

Acting Ambassador Dorothy Camille Shea, Chargé d’Affaires ad interim of the United States, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on threats to international peace and security at the United Nations headquarters on June 22, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

The top U.S. diplomat to the United Nations on Sunday defended American strikes on Iran, saying the “time finally came for the United States” to “act decisively.”

“For 40 years, the Iranian government has called for death to America and death to Israel and posed a constant menace to the peace and security of its neighbors, the United States, and the entire world,” acting U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Shea said at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

Shea said the council must call upon Tehran to “end its 47-year effort to eradicate the state of Israel, to terminate its drive for nuclear weapons, to stop targeting American citizens and interests, and to negotiate peace in good faith for the prosperity and security of the Iranian people and all other states in the region.”

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11 hour(s) agoJD Vance says Iranian nuclear program ‘substantially’ set back after ‘precise, surgical’ US strikes

Vice President JD Vance  said Sunday that America “is not at war with Iran,” but rather is at war with the Iranian nuclear program, which was “substantially” set back by U.S. strikes.

In an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” Vance praised President Donald Trump’s “decisive action to destroy the program” and expressed an “incredible amount of gratitude” to the U.S. troops, who, he says, flew thousands of miles on a 30-hour non-stop flight, “never touched down on the ground” and dropped a 30,000-pound bomb “on a target about the size of a washing machine.” 

“No military in the world has the training, the skills, and the equipment to do what these guys did last night,” Vance said. “I know the president and I are both very proud of them, and I think what they did was accomplish a very core American national objective. Iran cannot have a nuclear weapons program. The president’s been very clear about this, and thanks to the bravery and competence and skill of our great pilots and everybody who supported this mission, we took a major step forward for that national objective last night.” 

Vance was hesitant to disclose too much sensitive information about the mission, which reportedly involved 125 aircraft. 

ABC’s Jonathan Karl asked the vice president, “Can you say definitively that Iran’s nuclear program has now been destroyed?”

 “I don’t want to get into sensitive intelligence here, but we know that we set the Iranian nuclear program back substantially last night. Whether it’s years or beyond that, we know it’s going to be a very long time before Iran can even build a nuclear weapon if they want to,” Vance said. 

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Danielle Wallace.

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11 hour(s) ago

UN chief says US strikes on Iran ‘a perilous turn’

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the media before a United Nations Security Council meeting, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday said the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities marks “a perilous turn in a region that is already reeling.”

“Two days ago, in this very chamber, I made a direct appeal: give peace a chance. That call was not heeded,” Guterres said during a United Nations Security Council emergency meeting. “Instead, the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States marks a perilous turn in a region that is already relayed from the outset of the crisis.”

“I have repeatedly condemned any military escalation in the Middle East,” he added. “The people of the region cannot endure another cycle of destruction, and yet we now risk descending into a red hole of retaliation after retaliation.”

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11 hour(s) ago

Video shows B-2 bombers approaching Whiteman Air Force Base following Iran strikes

Several B-2 stealth bombers were spotted approaching Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Sunday following the U.S.’ strikes against Iran.

On Sunday, the Pentagon shared details about Operation Midnight Hammer, the massive, complicated mission that struck three key Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, calling it the “largest B-2 operational strike in U.S. history.”

The operation commenced when B-2 stealth bombers launched from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri at 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning.

Operation Midnight Hammer used more than 125 aircraft in the mission, including seven B-2 stealth bombers, multiple fourth and fifth generation fighters, dozens of air refueling tankers, a guided missile submarine and “a full array” of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft, Caine said.

U.S. forces launched approximately 75 precision-guided munitions, including 14 GBU 57 massive Ordnance penetrators, which weigh 30,000 pounds each. The operation marked the first-ever operational use of this weapon, Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,

“This mission demonstrates the unmatched reach, coordination and capability of the United States military in just a matter of weeks,” Caine added. “This went from strategic planning to global execution.”

The Pentagon told Fox News Digital that they could not confirm if the planes captured in the video were involved in the Iranian strikes.

Fox News’ Stephen Sorace contributed to this report.

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11 hour(s) ago

Iranian missiles hit 10 locations in Israel after US strikes, first responders say

Iranian missiles struck 10 locations in Israel hours after the United States launched strikes on key nuclear sites in the Islamic Republic.

Israel has come under attack by Iranian missiles for 10 days, many of which have targeted civilian areas.

In response, Israeli forces have launched renewed strikes on Iran over the past two days. Iran has said that all options are on the table in response to the U.S. strikes, Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reported.

In addition, there are concerns in the region that Irancould try and shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway and global oil choke point.

Israel, President Donald Trump, as well as European leaders have urged Tehran not to retaliate against the U.S. over the strikes amid concerns it could lead to a wider conflict in the Middle East or that Iran could try and target American interests in the region like military bases or embassies. 

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BREAKING NEWS12 hour(s) ago

Israel launches new wave of strikes in Iran

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Isfahan nuclear technology center in Iran before U.S. strikes, Monday, June 16, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Israeli fighter jets were carrying out a new wave of strikes against Iranian military sites in Tehran and western Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Israel carried out strikes on Saturday, targeting Iranian missile production sites.

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12 hour(s) ago

Pope Leo pleads for diplomatic solutions as Middle East tensions escalate

Pope Leo XIV shared a series of messages on his X account, reacting to the unrest happening in the Middle East.

“Alarming news continues to emerge from the Middle East, especially from Iran. Against this tragic backdrop, which includes Israel and Palestine, people’s daily suffering, especially in Gaza and the other territories, where the need for adequate humanitarian aid is becoming increasingly urgent, risks being forgotten,” Pope Leo wrote in a post on X.

“Today more than ever, humanity cries out and calls for peace. This is a cry that requires responsibility and reason, and it must not be drowned out by the din of weapons or the rhetoric that incites conflict,” he continued.

The Pontiff emphasized that ‘every member of international community has a moral responsibility’ to prevent irreparable damage from war.

“War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples, which take generations to heal,” Pope Leo continued.

“No armed victory can compensate for the pain of mothers, the fear of children, or stolen futures. May diplomacy silence the weapons! May nations chart their futures with works of peace, not with violence and bloodstained conflicts!”

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12 hour(s) ago

E3 nations urge Iran to ‘engage in negotiations’ following US strike

The residence of the British prime minister. The United Kingdom, France and Germany are urging Iran to engage in negotiations following strikes on its nuclear facilities. (gov.uk)

The E3 nations – the United Kingdom, Germany and France, on Sunday called for Iran to “engage in negotiations” following U.S. strikes on three nuclear facilities hours earlier.

“We call upon Iran to engage in negotiations leading to an agreement that addresses all concerns associated with its nuclear program. We stand ready to contribute to that goal in coordination with all parties,” the countries said in a joint statement.

The statement also reaffirmed their stance that Tehran should never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon.

The leaders of the three countries also urged Iran “not to take any further action that could destabilize the region.” Iran is already engaged in back-and-forth attacks with Israel.

The U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan have prompted concerns from western leaders about the regional consequences moving forward.

The E3 is an informal foreign and security cooperation arrangement between the UK, Germany and France.

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13 hour(s) ago

Trump gave final order for Iran strikes to Hegseth yesterday: WH official

President Donald Trump gave the final order to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to proceed with the military strike against Iran yesterday, a White House official confirmed to Fox News Digital.

“In the week leading up to the strike, the President was continuing to pursue diplomacy, mainly through Special Envoy Witkoff’s efforts, while the Pentagon was simultaneously preparing the operation,” the official said to Fox News Digital.

“The President was briefed daily on the Israelis’ efforts and the operation itself as he decided whether to move forward.”

Fox News Digital’s Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

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13 hour(s) ago

Iran’s nuclear program could be set back by a decade after U.S. strikes, expert say

Iran may attempt retaliation after U.S. strikes on three nuclear facilities, but lacks capabilities for significant escalation, an expert on the Middle Eastand U.S. national security told Fox News Digital on Sunday.

Olidort, the director of the Center for American Security at the America First Policy Institute, said Iran is “a lot of bark right now,” and anticipated that there “might be a small bite” from the regime directed at the U.S.

“I do foresee some kind of face-saving efforts,” Olidort said, noting that Iran could potentially launch cyber-attacks or attacks on infrastructure in the region.

Iran has already launched more missiles at Israel in the wake of the U.S. military’s Operation Midnight Hammer, striking at least 10 impact sites and injuring at least 20 people in Israel.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Stephen Sorace

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13 hour(s) ago

Israel attacks Iranian missile production site, IDF says

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a close view of the Isfahan nuclear technology in Iran after U.S. strikes, Monday, June 22, 2025. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

Israeli forces on Saturday attacked an Iranian missile production site in an effort to degrade the country’s ability to manufacture weapons, officials said Sunday.

“The IDF attacked a surface-to-surface missile production site 2,000 kilometers away,” an Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said.

Israeli fighter jets attacked a Revolutionary Guards surface-to-surface missile engine production site in the Shahroud region of Iran, the IDF said.

Planetary mixers and critical machinery for the production of missile engines launched by the Iranian regime towards Israel were attacked at the site, authorities said. 

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Israeli president Isaac Herzog thanks Trump for ‘historic’ Iran strike

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog lauded President Donald Trump for his “bold decision” after the U.S. president launched successful strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

“First of all, I think we all need to commend President Trump for his bold decision. It’s a historic decision, outstanding decision that clearly can shift the direction of the Middle East,” Herzog said on CNN’s State of the Union, Sunday.

The United States launched a military strike against Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow late Saturday. The strike — which involved multiple B-2 bombers dropping bunker buster bombs on Iran’s enrichment facility at Fordow and submarines launching Tomahawk missiles at the other two facilities — was hailed by President Trump as a “spectacular military success.” U.S. and Israeli intelligence had concluded that Iran was stockpiling uranium at over 60% enrichment, a level that has no civilian use and can only be used for weaponry. 

Iran’s nuclear program has vexed American presidents for decades. Former President Barack Obama attempted to forestall the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions with the drafting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), or “The IranNuclear deal.” The deal did not eliminate Iran’s enrichment program, but limited the extent they could enrich uranium under international supervision, in exchange for the unfreezing of funds and sanctions relief. 

The agreement, which contained sunset clauses that would have allowed Iran to once again pursue nuclear weapon-grade enrichment once the deal expired, was widely maligned across the political spectrum. New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer voted against the deal in the Senate. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the deal in a joint session of Congress. President Trump ultimately withdrew from the deal in 2018.

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Pompeo says UN is ‘deeply antisemitic’ after ‘sad’ response to US strikes on Iran

The United Nations’ response to the U.S. strikes on three key Iranian nuclear facilities was “predictably sad,” former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.

Pompeo appeared on “Fox News Sunday,” where he remarked that the U.N. did not appear to understand that Iran was the aggressor in the conflict, not Israel or the U.S.

“This is Iranian aggression and for the for the Secretary General of the United Nations to say, ‘Oh my gosh, the United States has raised the threat.’ No, the threat was raised by the Ayatollah and his henchmen, not by the United States and not by Israel.”

Pompeo was responding to U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ statement following the U.S. military’s Operation Midnight Hammer attacked Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities on Saturday.

Guterres’ statement read, in part: “I’m gravely alarmed by the use of force by the US against Iran today. This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge and a direct threat to international peace and security. … There’s no military solution. The only path forward is diplomacy. The only hope is peace.”

“That statement from the secretary-general is sad, but sadly predictable,” Pompeo said, noting that the U.N. has voted against Israel dozens of times. “The U.N. has become deeply antisemitic.”

“For the Secretary General of the United Nations not to understand who the aggressor was here, it wasn’t the United States, the aggressor wasn’t Israel,” Pompeo said. “They were the ones that have been attacked time and time again by the Iranians.”

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Sen Cotton warns Iran to seek peace, lists targets not yet hit: ‘Do not tempt fate’

The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said the future of the ongoing conflict involving Iran, Israel and now the United States is “really up to Iran to decide.”

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., appeared on ABC’s “This Week” to discuss American strikes against Iran that he said “severely damaged Iran’s critical nuclear infrastructure.”

“The supreme leader and the ayatollahs in Iran need to understand that President Trump means business,” Cotton said. 

“They have a chance to sue for peace here, to dismantle whatever remnants of their nuclear program remain, and to continue to actually survive, because we haven’t targeted the supreme leader, we haven’t targeted their energy infrastructure, we haven’t targeted other critical infrastructure,” he continued.

“That’s an implicit message that Iran still has things that they hold dear, that neither the United States nor Israel has struck. Iran needs to heed President Trump’s warning.”

When asked by ABC’s Jonathan Karl if the U.S. would target Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Cotton said he would not “rule any single target in or out,” but made clear that President Donald Trump “does not bluff.”

“And there are still numerous targets that Iran holds very dear,” Cotton warned. “My message to the supreme leader is look at the lessons of history. Do not — do not tempt fate. Do not target Americans. Heed Donald Trump’s warning,” Cotton said. 

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Hundreds of US citizens evacuated Iran with ‘numerous’ issues ahead of strike on nuclear sites

Hundreds of U.S. citizens evacuated Iran over the past week ahead of America striking three of Iran’s key nuclear sites on Saturday, according to an internal State Department cable, Reuters reported.

While many Americans were able to leave without issues, “numerous” citizens faced “delays and harassment” while trying to leave, the outlet added, citing the cable reportedly dated on Friday. Two citizens attempting to leave Iran were reportedly detained.

The reported evacuation difficulties faced by Americans underscore the broader challenges Washington has encountered in assisting its nationals inside Iran, a country that has not had any diplomatic ties with the U.S. since the Iranian Revolution in 1979. 

The State Department told Fox News Digital that U.S. citizens may face more difficulty exiting than those who hold U.S.-Iranian dual citizenship.

“We remind U.S. citizens not to travel to Iran for any reason due to the risk of terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, arbitrary arrest of U.S. citizens, and wrongful detention,” a State Department spokeperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital on Sunday. “U.S.-Iranian dual nationals must exit Iran on Iranian passports and should be prepared to encounter checkpoints and questioning from Iranian authorities before departing Iran. The Iranian government does not recognize dual nationality and will treat U.S.-Iranian dual nationals solely as Iranian citizens.”

“If you plan to leave Iran, the Department has opened a crisis intake form for U.S. citizens in Iran to pass information about consular assistance,” the department added. “Due to the limitations of U.S. consular support in Iran, U.S. citizens seeking departure should take advantage of existing means to leave Iran. The crisis intake form and the latest information for U.S. citizens seeking to depart Israeland Iran can be found on our banner page on travel.state.gov.”

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MISSING MULLAH: Iran’s ‘supreme leader’ a no-show for negotiations, hid as US pounded nuke sites

Iran’s “supreme leader,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei , was reportedly a no-show for potential negotiations with the United States in Turkey last week, and then remained in hiding as the U.S. military pounded Iranian nuclear sites this weekend.

President Donald Trump was reportedly working with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to coordinate high-level talks between U.S. and Iranian officials in Istanbul last week.

Trump told Erdoğan he could deploy Vice President JD Vance and White House envoy Steve Witkoff – and Trump offered to come to Turkey himself if it could mean meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to negotiate a diplomatic resolution to the Israel-Iran war and a nuclear deal, Axios reported, citing three U.S. officials and a source with direct knowledge of the matter. 

Trump also received “signals” from Iranian back channels hours before his call with Erdoğan that they wanted to talk, one White House official told Axios.  

Erdoğan and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reportedly communicated Trump’s offer to Pezeshkian and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pezeshkian and Araghchi then sought to contact Khamenei to get his sign-off but were not able to reach him for hours. Sources told Axios the Iranians then told Turkish officials they could not get Khamenei to approve the meeting. The Turkish side then informed the U.S. that the meeting was off the table. 

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Danielle Wallace and Beth Bailey

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