Trump shocks the world with major Iran strikes - chilling pictures show as it happened
The world watches on and waits for Iran's inevitable response to Trump's strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities
The White House has released pictures inside the situation room as the decision was made to strike Iran
(Image: AP)Pictures show behind the scenes as the US launched attacks against three sites in Iran early on Sunday, with Trump claiming the key nuclear sites were “completely and fully obliterated”.
Tehran has accused Washington of launching “a dangerous war.” Already calls for Trump to be impeached have emerged with some accusing him of bypassing Congress to carry out an act of war.
Hours later, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the time for diplomacy had passed and that his country had the right to defend itself, saying the US had “crossed a very big red line.”
“The warmongering, a lawless administration in Washington is solely and fully responsible for the dangerous consequences and far reaching implications of its act of aggression,” he told reporters in Turkey in the first comments by a high-ranking Iranian official since the strikes.
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It was not clear whether the U.S. would continue attacking Iran alongside its ally Israel, which has been engaged in a war with Iran for nine days. Countries around the globe are calling for diplomacy and no further escalation. Trump acted without congressional authorization, and he also warned there would be additional strikes if Tehran retaliated against U.S. forces.
Rocket trails are seen in the sky above the Israeli coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missiles.
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Map shows the three facilities struck by the US with Trump claiming they were 'obliterated.'
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This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows cargo trucks postioned near an underground entrance to Iran's Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP), in Fordo, Iran on June 19, 2025, days before the strike.
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The series of photos that the White House published on its X account Saturday gives the public a rare glimpse inside the Situation Room.
The photos from Saturday portrayed Trump with senior members of his team, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio — doubling as Trump’s national security adviser — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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