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On June 13, the Israel Defense Forces launched a large-scale operation, Rising Lion, striking Iranian military targets and nuclear program sites. The IRGC said Iran was carrying out Operation True Promise 3 in response to Israeli strikes.

Trump Says US Will Launch More Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities ‘If Necessary’

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonPresident Donald Trump speaks during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Washington.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - On June 13, Israel launched a military operation against Iran after accusing it of secretly pursuing a nuclear weapon. Airstrikes targeted nuclear facilities, military leadership as well as air bases and killed several military commanders and nuclear scientists.
US President Donald Trump has said that the United States will carry out new strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities "if necessary."

"Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, on the Iran Nuclear Sites: ‘Damages are very severe, they are destroyed.’ Of course they are, just like I said, and we will do it again, if necessary! … Fake News CNN should immediately fire their phony 'reporter' and apologize to me and the great pilots who 'OBLITERATED' Iran’s nuclear sites," Trump said on social media on Monday.

Iran rejected the allegations and retaliated. The United States conducted a one-time attack on Iranian nuclear sites on June 22. Tehran struck the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar in response but said it had "no intention of further escalation."
Trump suggested Iran had "let off steam" by attacking the Qatari base, opening a potential path to peace in the Middle East. He announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire that formally ended the "12-day war" on June 24.
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