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Trump says damage to Iran's nuclear sites is 'far below ground level'

PHOTO: This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. strikes, June 22, 2025.
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Satellite image 2025 Maxar Technologies
New details on US attack on Iran
By David Brennan, Meredith Deliso, Leah Sarnoff, Jack Moore, Nadine El-Bawab, Kevin Shalvey, Jon Haworth
Last Updated: June 23, 2025, 11:53 AM

The United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced.

B-2 bombers dropped a number of Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs -- known as "bunker busters" -- during the U.S. mission over Iran, a U.S. official confirmed.

A number of Tomahawk cruise missiles were also fired at targets inside Iran from a U.S. Navy submarine, the official confirmed.

Following the strikes, Trump addressed the nation, calling it a "spectacular military success."

Latest headlines:

  • FBI, DHS host call with governors over threat environment after Iran strikes: Sources
  • Trump hints at hope for Iranian regime change: 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN'
  • Trump gave Iran attack order to Hegseth on Saturday, says official
  • IDF said it has struck 'dozens of military sites' in Iran
  • Attacks on Iran 'outrageous,' says Iranian foreign minister
Here's how the news is developing.

Jun 23, 2025 11:53 AM

'Bullseye': Trump says damage to Iran nuclear sites is 'far below ground level'

President Donald Trump took to his social media platform on Sunday night to further detail the U.S. strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities.

"Monumental Damage was done to all Nuclear sites in Iran, as shown by satellite images. Obliteration is an accurate term!" the president wrote on Truth Social.

PHOTO: This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. strikes, June 22, 2025.
Satellite image 2025 Maxar Technologies
This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows damage at the Fordo enrichment facility in Iran after U.S. strikes, June 22, 2025.
Satellite image 2025 Maxar Technologies

Several B-2 bombers were used in strikes on three of Iran's nuclear facilities -- Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. More than 125 aircraft participated in the mission, including seven B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, according to U.S. officials.

Trump did not mention which location he was specifically referring to, but said, "The white structure shown is deeply imbedded into the rock, with even its roof well below ground level, and completely shielded from flame."

"The biggest damage took place far below ground level. Bullseye!!!" Trump added of the strikes.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart


Jun 23, 2025 11:53 AM

Iran's supreme leader indicates attacks on Israel will not stop: 'Punishment continues'

In an early morning message local time, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said the "punishment" of Israel will continue.

Khamenei did not mention the United States or President Donald Trump in his statement.

PHOTO: In this June 18, 2025, handout image, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a state television broadcast in Tehran, Iran
Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via Getty Images, FILE
In this June 18, 2025, handout image, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei addresses the nation in a state television broadcast in Tehran, Iran.
Office of the Supreme Leader of Iran via Getty Images, FILE

"The Zionist enemy has made a grave mistake, committed a great crime; it must be punished and is being punished; it is being punished right now," Khamenei wrote.

-ABC News' Will Gretsky


Jun 22, 2025 11:12 PM

FBI, DHS host call with governors over threat environment after Iran strikes: Sources

Senior FBI and Homeland Security officials hosted a conference call with some of the nation's governors and top law enforcement officials to discuss how the U.S. missile strikes in Iran impact an already dangerous threat environment, sources told ABC News.

The call included hundreds of state and local law enforcement officials from around the country.

An FBI official said that the agency's "posture is going to be enhanced," with the FBI asking more personnel to be in the office, and continuing to "canvas sources" and monitoring intelligence.

PHOTO: The FBI seal is shown in the election security command center at FBI headquarters on Nov. 4, 2024.
ABC News
The FBI seal is shown in the election security command center at FBI headquarters on Nov. 4, 2024.
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Sources described the call with governors as short, and without a lot of specifics, saying there is currently no specific intelligence of a direct, credible threat against the U.S. homeland. It was meant to ensure that states are aware of the current threat environment and to encourage them to reach out to relevant state agencies, infrastructure partners and others who may be at risk, sources said.

The calls come after Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling on the public to report anything suspicious to officials with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem stating flatly that what’s happening in Iran brings the potential for increased threats to the homeland in the form of "possible cyberattacks, acts of violence and antisemitic hate crimes."

-ABC News' Mike Levine, Katherine Faulders and Luke Barr



Jun 23, 2025 11:53 AM

State Department issues 'worldwide caution' alert amid Middle East conflict

The State Department has issued a new worldwide caution alert prompted by the conflict between Israel and Iran, saying there is "potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests abroad."

“The conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East.  There is the potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests abroad. The Department of State advises U.S. citizens worldwide to exercise increased caution,” the alert reads.

PHOTO: President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth from the White House in Washington, June 21, 2025.
Carlos Barria/Reuters
President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth from the White House in Washington, June 21, 2025.
Carlos Barria/Reuters

Earlier this month, the State Department issued a regional alert related to the conflict, advising Americans in North Africa and the Middle East to exercise increased caution.

In October 2023, the U.S. issued a similar worldwide caution alert stemming from the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and ensuing military campaign in Gaza.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston


Jun 21, 2025 1:47 PM

Trump rebuke of Gabbard is 'shocking,' Sen. Reed says

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., told ABC News that President Donald Trump’s rebuke of his own intelligence chief is "shocking" and suggested Trump is disavowing his intelligence community for political reasons.

"It’s shocking to me that the president would dismiss his intelligence chief, who he picked," Reed, who is a ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told ABC News.

"This might not be a question of intelligence. This might be a question of political positioning, regardless of the intelligence," Reed said.

Weeks ago, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testified that the intelligence community continues to assess "Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, and Supreme Leader Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapons program that he suspended in 2003."

On Friday, Trump said both Gabbard and his intelligence community are flat out "wrong."

PHOTO: In this Jan. 30, 2025, file photo, Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C.
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE
In this Jan. 30, 2025, file photo, Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, in Washington, D.C.
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE

Trump is "in a position now where he’s contemplating an attack against Iran, and he has to have the conclusion that they do in fact have a nuclear – or the capacity to develop a nuclear weapon very quickly and the intent to do so – so that I think is prompting him to reject the intelligence community’s conclusions," Reed said.

Reed added that if Gabbard made a false statement in her testimony, “there would be an obligation to correct the record immediately, not just in the wake of this activity by the Israelis to suddenly conclude that she was totally wrong.”

-ABC News' Selina Wang


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