Iran has responded for the first time since President Trump ordered an attack on three key Iranian nuclear sites. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi downplayed any idea that the United States and Iran could have any form of diplomacy in the coming months. Araghchi also noted that Iran will respond to the United States’ attack based on their  “legitimate right to self-defense.” CNN had more on the story: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi went on to say he does not know how “much room is left for diplomacy” after the United States struck Iranian nuclear facilities. “They crossed a very big red line by attacking nuclear facilities… We have to respond based on our legitimate right for self-defense,” Araghchi said. Araghchi said Iran has a “variety of options available” when he was asked if his country is considering closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway in the Persian Gulf that, if shut, could affect global oil and gas exports. Iran’s top diplomat said he’s been in touch with several foreign ministers from the region and “almost all of them are very much concerned” and are interested in playing a role in stopping “the Israeli aggression.” Here’s part of Abbas Araghchi’s response: “Iran reserves all options to defend its security interests and people.” Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, calls on the UN Security Council to “unequivocally condemn the criminal act of aggression by the US” , and reiterates Iran’s “right to self-defence”. pic.twitter.com/XBQAtiWNdp — Sky News (@SkyNews) June 22, 2025 WATCH: “The Islamic Republic of Iran condemns in the strongest terms the United States’ brutal military aggression against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday. Follow our live blog for latest news, updates and analysis:… pic.twitter.com/8oYNrkoGZL — Bloomberg (@business) June 22, 2025 The Times of Israel had these details to add: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Sunday morning of “everlasting consequences” after US President Donald Trump announced that the American military had carried out a “successful attack” on the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites in Iran. The United States “has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT [the international Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty] by attacking Iran’s peaceful nuclear installations,” Iran’s top diplomat wrote on X. “The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences,” Araghchi said. He added: “In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a legitimate response in self-defense, Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people.” Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations called on Sunday for an emergency Security Council meeting for what he described as America’s “heinous attacks and illegal use of force” against Iran. Now the world has to wait and see what Iran plans to do in retaliation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded to the United States’ attack on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night. In a video released on X, Netanyahu praised President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran. He also noted that the United States did what no other nation on earth could’ve done. The Times of Israel had more details to add: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities early Sunday morning, thanking US President Donald Trump for bringing “peace through strength.” “President Trump and I often say peace through strength. First comes strength, then comes peace. And tonight, President Trump and the United States acted with a lot of strength,” he said in an English-language statement. The premier called the US “truly unsurpassed” in its strikes on Iran, adding that Trump’s “leadership today has created a pivot of history that can help lead the Middle East and beyond to a future of prosperity and peace.” “President Trump, I thank you. The people of Israel thank you. The forces of civilization thank you,” he continued. Trump announced early Sunday that the US military bombed Iran’s Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites. He said the strikes aimed only to stop Iran’s uranium enrichment activities, adding, “Now is the time for peace.” Netanyahu hours later posted a Hebrew-language statement saying the US operation was conducted in “full coordination” with the IDF. US President Donald Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 21, 2025, after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites, directly joining Israel’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program, as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen. (Carlos Barria/Pool via AP) In the days leading up to the attack, Trump sent mixed messages on whether or not he would strike Iran. The president announced Thursday night he would make his decision within two weeks pending a potential diplomatic breakthrough with Tehran. The announcement reportedly frustrated Israeli officials, who had believed American intervention in the war was imminent. Watch Netanyahu here: President Trump and I often say: ‘Peace through strength.’ First comes strength, then comes peace. And tonight, @realDonaldTrump and the United States acted with a lot of strength. pic.twitter.com/7lTWCZkgw7 — Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) June 22, 2025 Here was Trump address to the nation: ‘Tonight I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated’ President Trump addresses the nation following US strikes on Iran. Latest: https://t.co/je3LeESEFs pic.twitter.com/BFjyiJhk5X — Sky News (@SkyNews) June 22, 2025 BBC reported how Iran might retaliate: Iran’s foreign minister condemned the US strike and said Tehran reserved the right to respond. Abbas Araqchi said Trump had “betrayed” Americans who had been promised an end to US involvement in Middle East wars. Araqchi told a news conference: “It is an outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law.” BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner says Iran must now choose between three strategic courses of action in response to the US attack overnight: Do nothing. This could spare it from further US attacks. It could even choose the diplomatic route and re-join negotiations with the US. But doing nothing makes the Iranian regime look weak, especially after all its warnings of dire repercussions if the US did attack. It may decide the risk of weakening its grip on its population outweighs the cost of further US attacks Retaliate hard and fast. Iran still has a substantial arsenal of ballistic missiles after manufacturing and hiding these away for years. It has a target list of around 20 US bases to choose from in the broader Middle East. It could also launch “swarm attacks” on US Navy warships using drones and fast torpedo boats Retaliate later at a time of its own choosing. This would mean waiting until the current tension has subsided and launching a surprise attack when US bases were no longer on maximum alert Within the hours of the US bombing, Iran launched a fresh wave of missiles towards Israel. Several parts of Tel Aviv as well as the northern city of Haifa were hit – Israeli officials say at least 16 people have been injured. After 50yrs of terror. After 25yrs of talk. After 12yrs of Democrats paying Iranians billions, which they used to finance their terror operations. Two men decided it was enough. President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu. pic.twitter.com/K6CKcoDv70 — john jackson (@pvtjokerus) June 22, 2025 What’s your view on this?

As WLT Report previously reported, President Trump has announced the U.S. military has launched an attack on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Estahan. Shortly after the attacks, President Trump addressed the nation in a short but powerful address. Towards  the end of his speech, Trump stated ” I want to just say we love you, God.” Watch here: JUST IN: President Trump asks God to protect the United States military following the strikes in Iran. “I want to just thank everybody, and in particular God. I want to just say we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them.” “God bless the Middle East, God… pic.twitter.com/WMzF5Y4qL0 — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 22, 2025 JUST IN: President Trump asks God to protect the United States military following the strikes in Iran. “I want to just thank everybody, and in particular God. I want to just say we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them.” “God bless the Middle East, God bless Israel, and God bless America.” President Trump just addressed the nation from the White House.He thanked the American military and others, but most significantly, he thanked God, saying, “God, we love you.”I don’t recall ever hearing a U.S. president say something quite like that. President Trump has… pic.twitter.com/syL9AD6XZc — Greg Laurie (@greglaurie) June 22, 2025 President Trump just addressed the nation from the White House. He thanked the American military and others, but most significantly, he thanked God, saying, “God, we love you.” I don’t recall ever hearing a U.S. president say something quite like that. President Trump has publicly acknowledged that the Lord spared his life from an assassin’s bullet—and he’s said it more than once. This latest statement felt heartfelt and sincere. Let’s not forget: the weight of the world rests on the shoulders of whoever sits in the Oval Office. We must continue to pray for our president and his very capable team. As for the situation abroad, Iran has repeatedly vowed to destroy both America and Israel—and they’ve come dangerously close to having the capability to do it. The potential for massive loss of life is sobering. The president acted in the interest of the American people as well as other nations, especially Israel. God bless America. President Trump ended his remarks tonight by giving thanks to God and humbly expressing our love for God. This is the American way. pic.twitter.com/2uh73XQoOL — Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) June 22, 2025 ABC News provided Trump’s full address: President Donald Trump addressed the nation after the United States struck three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday. From the White House, Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Read the live transcript of Trump’s speech below. “A short time ago, the U.S. military carried out massive precision strikes on the three key nuclear facilities in the Iranian regime: Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. Everybody heard those names for years as they built this horribly destructive enterprise. Our objective was the destruction of Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity, and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s No. 1 state sponsor of terror. “Tonight, I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success. Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. “Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks will be far greater and a lot easier. “For years, Iran has been saying death to America, death to Israel. They have been killing our people, blowing off their arms, blowing off their legs with roadside bombs. That was their specialty. We lost over a thousand people and hundreds of thousands throughout the Middle East and around the world have died as a direct result of their hate. “In particular, so many were killed by their general, Qasem Soleimani. I decided a long time ago that I would not let this happen. It will not continue. I want to thank and congratulate Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. We worked as a team. Like perhaps no team has ever worked before. And we’ve gone a long way to erasing this horrible threat to Israel. “I want to thank the Israeli military for the wonderful job they’ve done. And most importantly, I want to congratulate the great American patriots who flew those magnificent machines tonight and all of the United States military on an operation the likes of which the world has not seen in many, many decades. “Hopefully, we will no longer need their services in this capacity. I hope that’s so. I also want to congratulate the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan “Raizin’” Cain — spectacular general — and all of the brilliant military minds involved in this attack. “With all of that being said, this cannot continue. There will be either peace or there will be tragedy for Iran, far greater than we have witnessed over the last eight days. Remember, there are many targets left. Tonight’s was the most difficult of them all by far, and perhaps the most lethal. But if peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill. Most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes. “There is no military in the world that could have done what we did tonight. Not even close. There has never been a military that could do what took place just a little while ago. “Tomorrow, Gen. Caine, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, will have a press conference at 8 a.m. at the Pentagon. And I want to just thank everybody, and in particular, God. “I want to just say, we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel, and god bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you.” How would you approach this?

After announcing that the U.S. carried out a successful attack on three Iranian nuclear sites, President Trump just relayed some information about the strikes to Sean Hannity of Fox News. Watch the breaking new details that Hannity had to share directly from the president here: JUST IN — Sean Hannity just spoke to the president and confirmed that the US dropped SIX bunker buster bombs on Fordow completely destroying it. The other two main nuclear sites, Natanz and Ispahan were destroyed by 30 tomahawk missiles launched from submarines. pic.twitter.com/TaN3dmowys — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 22, 2025 Full video via Youtube here: For those who prefer to read, Fox News summed it up: Sean Hannity said on Saturday night that President Donald Trump gave him details on the U.S. strikes in Iran. According to the “Hannity” host, the U.S. used six bunker buster bombs —each of which weighs 15 tons — in its strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility. The bombs were dropped from American B-2 stealth bombers. Fordow had two entrances and one ventilation shaft, which likely served as the entrance points for the Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs). Additionally, 30 Tomahawk missiles launched from U.S. submarines were used in the attacks on the Nanatz and Isfahan facilities. There is speculation that the missiles were shot from Ohio Class Submarine, but there has been no confirmation. Earlier, President Trump also confirmed that Fordow is destroyed: BREAKING: @POTUS and @Osint613 confirm that “Fordow is gone.” pic.twitter.com/QI6nqJg94x — Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 22, 2025 By all appearances based on what we know so far, it seems like these strikes went as well as they possibly could have. Charlie Kirk shared an insightful take: Iran gave President Trump no choice. For a decade he has been adamant that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon. Iran decided to forego diplomacy in pursuit of a bomb. This is a surgical strike, operated perfectly. President Trump acted with prudence and decisiveness. — Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) June 22, 2025 President Trump’s message after the attacks seems clear: it’s done, now let’s talk peace. This is not the start of a regime change or another ‘forever war.’ It’s a one-time, very precise surgical strike aimed at the specific goal of ensuring Iran cannot develop nukes. We’ll know more after President Trump addresses the nation, which is happening in just a few minutes, at the time of writing this article. Your thoughts?

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