June 22, 2025
Joint Chiefs announce "Operation Midnight Hammer" with 7 B-2 bombers
Diplomatic solutions destroyed, leaving military action as only option
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On June 21, 2025, President Donald J. Trump ordered U.S. military strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—marking the first direct American involvement in Iran’s nuclear sites (NPR Analysis, CBS News Report).
Operation Midnight Hammer, announced by Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Cain on June 22, 2025, deployed seven B-2 bombers against Iran’s nuclear program and was described as having “obliterated” the targeted sites.
On June 12, 2025, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) formally found Iran non-compliant with its nuclear safeguards obligations for the first time since 2005, citing undeclared nuclear activities (IAEA report, NPR).
By February 2025, Iran possessed approximately 275 kg of uranium enriched to 60% purity—just below weapons-grade—and its estimated nuclear breakout time had shrunk to one week or less (Arms Control Center, Wikipedia Iran Negotiations).
About 35,000 U.S. troops were deployed across the Middle East at the time of the strikes, putting them at heightened risk of Iranian retaliation (NPR Analysis, TIME Magazine).
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