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, 10:18 AM GMT

Trump to receive intelligence briefing in Situation Room

President Donald Trump is scheduled on Thursday to receive an intelligence briefing at 11:30 a.m. ET in the Situation Room, according to the White House.

A U.S. flag flies on a new flagpole installed on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 18, 2025.
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Jun 19, 2025, 7:34 AM GMT

Israel to 'increase the intensity of attacks,' defense minister says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran will be "held accountable" after a ballistic missile hit Soroka hospital in Beersheba on Thursday.

Israeli emergency services check a destroyed building at the site of an Iranian missile attack in a residential area in Holon in central Israel on June 19, 2025.
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"We will exact the full price from the tyrants in Tehran," a statement posted by Netanyahu to X read.

Katz said Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "will be held accountable for his crimes" and said he and Netanyahu had "instructed the IDF to increase the intensity of attacks" in Iran.

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Jun 19, 2025, 6:30 AM GMT

Israel strikes inactive nuclear reactor, 'dozens' of other targets, IDF says

Forty Israeli Air Force fighter jets targeted "dozens" of military targets overnight in Iran, including an inactive nuclear reactor in the area of Arak, the Israel Defense Forces said Thursday.

The IDF said it struck the Arak heavy water reactor overnight after earlier issuing an evacuation order for the area surrounding the site.

This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows the Arak heavy water reactor in Iran on Feb. 15, 2025.
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"Construction of the reactor began in 1997 but was not completed due to international community intervention," the IDF said.

The air force said the strike hit the "structure that seals the reactor, which is a main component in the production of plutonium, thus preventing its ability to be used again for the production of nuclear weapons."

A "nuclear weapons development" site in the area of Natanz and other military production sites were also targeted, Israel said. Israel alleged that the Natanz site included "components and specialised equipment used to advance nuclear weapons development."

Jun 19, 2025, 6:28 AM GMT

Iranian missile strikes Israeli hospital, Israel says

An Iranian ballistic missile damaged a hospital in southern Israel early on Thursday with a "direct hit," Israel said.

"The Iranian regime targeted Soroka Hospital in Beersheba with a ballistic missile -- hitting a major medical center," a post to the official Israel social media channel said. "We will not stand by. We will continue doing what must be done to defend our people."

Smoke rises from Soroka Medical Center following a missile strike from Iran on Israel, in Be'er Sheva, Israel June 19, 2025.
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The Israel Police force said 20 patients were evacuated from the hospital, but added that they had not yet been through the entire hospital.

Dozens of ballistic missiles were launched at Israel on Thursday, an Israeli military official said, including the one that struck the hospital.

Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on June 19, 2025.
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Police said Thursday morning they had received reports of projectile impacts at "multiple locations" in central Israel, along with the hospital site in the southern district.

"Police officers and bomb disposal units are on scene and urged public to stay clear of all impact sites," the force said in a statement.

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