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Tehran (Quds News Network)- The US joined Israel in its attack against Iran, with President Donald Trump announcing that US forces had struck three Iranian nuclear sites. In response, Iran accused Washington of violating international law.
Trump claimed the heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility is “gone”.
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
“NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!” he added.
Later, in a televised Oval Office address, Trump said, “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated.”
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump’s decision to attack Iran.
“Congratulations, President Trump. Your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history,” Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu added his promise to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities had been “fulfilled”.
“From the beginning of the operation, I promised you that Iran’s nuclear facilities would be destroyed, one way or another. This promise has been fulfilled,” he said.
In response, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the US of breaching international law.
“The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran’s peaceful nuclear installations,” Araghchi said.
“The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences. Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior.”
He added that Iran “reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people”.
The raid on the Iran nuclear sites was reportedly carried out by B-2 stealth bombers that dropped so-called “bunker buster bombs,” along with submarine-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Israel launched an aggressive attack on Iran on June 13, claiming that it wanted to remove any chance of Tehran developing nuclear weapons despite Israel itself widely assuming to have nuclear weapons.
At least 430 people have been killed and 3,500 injured in Iran since Israel began its attacks, Iranian state-run Nour News said, citing the Ministry of Health.
Iran says its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only. Iranian officials have repeatedly said they do not plan to develop nuclear weapons but will pursue its right to nuclear energy and research.
Iran’s nuclear agency on Sunday confirmed radiation system data and field surveys do not show signs of contamination or danger to residents near the sites.
“Following the illegal US attack on the Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear sites, field surveys and radiation systems data showed: No contamination recorded,” the organisation said in a social media post, adding that there was no danger to residents around.
Later on Sunday, the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency said it had not detected any increase in radiation levels at key nuclear sites in Iran following US air strikes.
“Following attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran… the IAEA can confirm that no increase in off-site radiation levels has been reported as of this time,” the nuclear watchdog posted on X.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was “gravely alarmed” by the “dangerous escalation” of the US strikes.
“There is a growing risk that this conflict could rapidly get out of control – with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world,” he said in a statement.
The US attacks mark a major turning point for Trump, who campaigned for his second term on a pledge to end “forever wars”.
