President Donald Trump says the US has carried out a "successful" bombing attack on three nuclear sites in Iran and said they have been "obliterated".
Israel says they were in "full co-ordination" with the US in planning the strikes. Iranian officials have confirmed the facilities were struck but denied it had suffered a major blow.
The strikes mark a significant escalation in the ongoing war between Iran and Israel.
So what happens now? Here are the key questions, answered by our world news correspondent Joe Inwood.
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PrometheanSwing on June 22nd, 2025 at 16:11 UTC »
If Iran closes the strait of Hormuz I would have to think that would warrant a U.S. response…
Edwardian on June 22nd, 2025 at 16:04 UTC »
There won’t be a war any more that we were in a “war” with Croatia/Serbia. Just a bombing campaign. No boots.
ManOfLaBook on June 22nd, 2025 at 15:34 UTC »
Keeping Iran's Jihadist regime from having a nuke is a Republican (and Democrat) goal for at least 30 years