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The U.S. Bombed Iran. Now What?

2025/6/23
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This chapter details the U.S. military's surprise attack on three key Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan—on June 23rd, 2025. The attack involved massive ordnance penetrators, weapons never before used in combat, and aimed to obliterate Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity. The operation's effectiveness remains uncertain.
  • Massive precision strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
  • Use of 30,000-pound bombs (massive ordnance penetrators) for the first time in combat.
  • Uncertainty about the extent of damage inflicted on the facilities.

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In an address to the nation on Saturday night, President Trump confirmed that the U.S. military had carried out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. It was a move that he had been threatening for days, and that previous U.S. presidents had avoided for decades.

David E. Sanger, the White House and international security correspondent for The Times, discusses whether the strike actually ended Iran’s nuclear program — or if America just entered a new period of conflict in the Middle East.

Guest: David E. Sanger), the White House and National Security Correspondent for The New York Times.

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