Trump announced shortly after midnight that US forces successfully struck Iran's nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, using B-2 bombers according to CNN reports. The strikes represented the escalation Iranian officials had warned against after severing American contact two days earlier and losing three commanders the previous day.
Iran responded with what it described as its twentieth wave of missile attacks against Israeli targets, deploying the multi-warhead Khaybarshekan missile for the first time. The Revolutionary Guards threatened "regret-inducing" retaliation against America, while Foreign Minister Araghchi declared Iran would no longer negotiate with Washington.
By afternoon, Defense Secretary Hegseth warned that any Iranian response would face harsh consequences, while the UN Security Council convened emergency sessions. Iranian officials claimed they had transferred uranium from Fordow before the American attack, suggesting advance warning. Regional allies Pakistan and China condemned the strikes as violations of sovereignty.