
LIVE: Trump says US has bombed Iran’s Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz nuclear sites
Israel says more Iranian missiles on the way
The Israeli military has said that it detected another wave of Iranian missiles heading to Israel.Israeli authorities also renewed their call for people “not to publish or share locations and records” of the attacks.
Iran calls for UN Security Council meeting
The semi-official Fars news agency is reporting that Iran’s mission to the UN has demanded an urgent meeting of the Security Council following the US’s attacks on its nuclear facilities.The mission described the US bombing as a “blatant and illegal aggression,” and demanded it be condemned in the strongest possible terms.The mission also called for “all necessary measures to be taken within the framework of the Council’s responsibilities under the United Nations Charter, so that the perpetrator of these heinous crimes is held fully accountable and does not escape punishment”.
President Donald Trump says US forces have conducted “very successful” strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. He also warns against any retaliation, saying: “Remember, there are many targets left.” Iranian Foreign Minister says the “outrageous” US attacks on Iran’s “peaceful nuclear installations” will have “everlasting consequences”.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises Trump’s “bold decision” and says Israel and the US acted in “full coordination”.Iran says more than 400 people have been killed and at least 3,056 others wounded since Israel launched its attack on June 13. In Israel, at least 24 people have been killed in Iranian strikes.
Cuba, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela slam US attacks on Iran
Some of the first global reactions to the US attacks have come from Latin America. And they have been quite critical.Cuba President Miguel Diaz-Canel strongly condemned the US bombing saying it constitutes a “dangerous escalation” and a serious violation of the UN charter. He added that it “plunges humanity into a crisis with irreversible consequences”.Chile’s President Gabriel Boric too called the US action illegal.“Chile condemns this US attack,” he wrote on X. “Having power does not authorise you to use it in violatation of the rules that we as humanity have given ourselves. Even if you are the United States.”Mexico meanwhile called for dialogue.“In keeping with our constitutional principles of foreign policy and our country’s pacifist conviction, we reiterate our call to de-escalate tensions in the region. The restoration of peaceful coexistence among the states of the region is the highest priority,” the Mexican foreign ministry wrote on X.Venezuela also denounced the attack.In a statement on Telegram, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said his country “firmly and categorically condemns the bombing carried out by the US military, at the request of the state of Israel”. He also called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities”.