23/06/2025 11:20
The Guardian
US president says strikes led to ‘monumental damage’ and questioned if the regime could ‘make Iran great again’. Plus, the dolls that have sparked moral panic in BrazilDon’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump raised the prospect of regime change in Iran and defended his claim that its nuclear enrichment sites had been “totally obliterated” by US strikes over the weekend, insisting it was an “accurate term” even as a US damage assessment was still under way.How effective was the US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites? It remains unclear how much physical damage has been done. Iranian media reported on Monday that Israel had carried out a fresh strike on the underground Fordow nuclear site, with the Tasnim news agency quoting a spokesperson for the crisis management authority in Qom province, where the site is located.What are the longer-term effects on Iran’s nuclear programme? Again, unclear. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran insisted its nuclear programme would not be stopped. Here’s a visual guide to the attacks.Could the US become involved in a full-blown war with Iran? The vice-president, JD Vance, had said the US was “not at war with Iran, we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear programme”, while the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said the US was “not looking for war in Iran”.This is a developing story. Follow our updates here.What happened to Khalil? He was seized by plainclothes US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents in the lobby of his university residence in front of his heavily pregnant wife, who is a US citizen, in early March. Continue reading...
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