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 20, 2025, 2:38 PM EDT

31 injured in Iranian strike on Haifa, hospital says

At least 31 people were wounded in an Iranian missile strike on Haifa, Israel, according to the Rambam Hospital.

One of the injured is in serious condition, and two are in moderate condition, the hospital said.

"The Al-Jarina Mosque in Haifa’s Wadi Nisnas neighborhood was struck by an Iranian missile, injuring Muslim clerics and worshippers at prayer," Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in a post on X.

A view shows a damaged building, following Iran's missile strike on Israel, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Haifa, Israel, June 20, 2025.
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Jun 20, 2025, 1:42 PM EDT

No major breakthroughs in Geneva as Iran FM signals open to discussions

Officials from the United Kingdom, Germany and France said there were no major breakthroughs in the talks with the Iranian foreign minister in Geneva Friday, but both the UK foreign minister and the French foreign minister said the three countries are open to continuing discussions with Iran.

The European leaders met with Iranian diplomats on Friday.

The Iranian foreign minister said he was open to continuing discussions and we expect Iran to be open to more talks, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said after talks ended.

"We were clear, Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon," UK Foreign Minister David Lammy told reporters. "It is hugely important that we don't see regional escalation of this conflict."

PHOTO: Foreign Ministers of Germany, France, Britain and EU speak to media following nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, June 20, 2025.
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, flanked by France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas speaks to media after nuclear talks with Iran in Geneva, Switzerland, June 20, 2025.
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French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said military operations can delay but not eliminate Iran's nuclear ambitions, that's why diplomacy is the only way.

-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman and Victoria Beaule

Jun 20, 2025, 12:47 PM EDT

Putin says Russia submitted proposals to Iran, Israel to end conflict

Russia has submitted "some proposals" to Iran and Israel that would end the war between the two countries and the proposals are being discussed, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech Friday.

"We do not seek mediation, we just offer ideas. Not so long ago I spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and with the President of Iran, with the President of the United States -- who, of course, are directly involved in all these processes -- presented them with my vision of possible progress towards resolving the situation," Putin said.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2025.
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"Let's see, now our proposals are already being discussed, we have contacts with our Iranian friends on an almost daily basis. We'll see. I would very much like this, including our ideas, to be implemented," Putin said.

-ABC News' Tanya Stukalova and Anna Sergeeva

Jun 20, 2025, 11:57 AM EDT

Radiological, chemical contamination inside Iran's Natanz nuclear plant, IAEA says

There is "radiological and chemical contamination" within Iran's Natanz facility, International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi told the United Nations Security Council Friday.

"It is possible that uranium isotopes contained in uranium hexafluoride, and hydrogen fluoride, are dispersed inside the facility," Grossi said.

Grossi said there is destruction at multiple sites including Natanz, Isfahan and Arak as well as sites in Tehran, but there are no sites where radiological activity has been identified outside facilities.

Grossi warned that the Bushehr nuclear facility might be hit, saying that this would be, "the nuclear site in Iran where the consequences of an attack could be most serious. It is an operating nuclear power plant and as such it hosts thousands of kilograms of nuclear material."

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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Worst case scenarios of an attack on Bushehr "would necessitate protective actions such as evacuations and sheltering of the population or the need to take stable iodine with a reach extending to distances from a few to several hundred kilometres," Grossi said.

-ABC News' Victoria Beaule

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