Trump says damage to Iran's nuclear sites is 'far below ground level'

Trump said the U.S. attacked three nuclear sites in Iran.

The United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced.

B-2 bombers dropped a number of Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs -- known as "bunker busters" -- during the U.S. mission over Iran, a U.S. official confirmed.

A number of Tomahawk cruise missiles were also fired at targets inside Iran from a U.S. Navy submarine, the official confirmed.

Following the strikes, Trump addressed the nation, calling it a "spectacular military success."

Jun 19, 2025, 3:17 PM EDT

Hezbollah secretary general says militia will 'act as we see fit'

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said the militia will "act as we see fit," in its first comments since Israel launched an attack on Iran.

"We are not neutral between Iran's legitimate rights and the falsehood of America and its aggression, along with the cancerous tumor 'Israel' and the arrogant powers. We stand with Iran," he said.

Jun 19, 2025, 3:07 PM EDT

Iran accuses Israel of war crime in strike on nuclear facility

The Iranian mission to the United Nations has alleged Israel committed a war crime by striking nuclear facilities, Iran said in a letter to the Security Council.

"Israel launched a direct military strike against the Arak Heavy Water Research Reactor, a facility that is under the full monitoring and verification of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) and the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action," Iran's mission said in the letter.

"This reprehensible act constitutes the third such attack in recent days. On 13 June 2025, Israel carried out an armed attack against the Uranium Conversion Facility and the Fuel Plate Fabrication Plant, followed by another aggression on 18 June 2025 targeting centrifuge production sites in Tehran and Karaj," Iran's mission said.

This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies taken on June 19, 2025, shows damage to the Arak heavy water reactor facility in central Iran, after an Israeli strike.
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Iran said the "repeated acts of aggression are flagrant violations" of the UN charter, international law, the Statute of the Agency, IAEA resolutions and Security Council resolutions.

"They also represent an unprecedented and dangerous assault on the integrity of the global nuclear non-proliferation regime and the system of multilateral safeguards administered by the IAEA," Iran's mission said.

Jun 19, 2025, 2:34 PM EDT

23 killed in Israel since operation against Iran began, Israeli emergency services say

At least 23 people have been killed and over 600 injured in Israel from Iranian strikes on the country since Israel's operation against Iran began on June 13, Israeli Emergency Services spokesperson Zaki Heller said in a release Thursday.

Jun 19, 2025, 2:07 PM EDT

Trump expects European leaders to tell Iran they cannot have a nuclear weapon: WH

European leaders are expected to hold talks with the Iranians on Friday as the world waits to see what President Donald Trump will decide on in regards to the conflict.

"Does the president have any hopes or specific expectations for the talks tomorrow between European foreign secretaries and their Iranian counterpart?" a reporter asked White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House, June 19, 2025, in Washington.
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"Well, certainly the entire world is on the president's side when it comes to the fact that Iran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon. This is something that pretty much all of humanity, except for the Iranian terrorist regime themselves, agree upon. And so the president expects that Europe will deliver that message directly to the Iranians," she responded.

Leavitt added Trump's "top priority" was ensuring Iran doesn't obtain a nuclear weapon.

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