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Damage assessment after US strikes Iran

The United States officially joined the Israel-Iran war Saturday, when President Donald Trump announced that the US military had conducted covert strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites including, Fordow.

US President Donald Trump addresses the nation, alongside US Vice President JD Vance (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R) and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R), from the White House in Washington, DC on June 21, 2025, following the announcement that the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran

Welcome back to the Daily Briefing.

In today's edition:

  • Efforts continue to locate Iran's highly enriched uranium after US bombs 3 Iranian nuclear sites
  • Iran's FM meets with Putin in Moscow as Islamic Republic vows harsh response
  • Israel launches heavy air strikes on notorious Evin Prison, Fordow nuclear site
  • ISIS attack in Damascus church kills more than 20

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Damage assessment after US strikes Iran

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