Israel-Iran war live: Trump says key nuclear facilities ‘obliterated’ in US strikes; Iran says it reserves all options to defend ‘sovereignty’

<p>In a post on social media earlier, the US president said ‘A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/21/trump-us-nuclear-strikes-iran"><strong>Full report: Trump says US has attacked three nuclear sites in Iran</strong></a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/22/what-is-irans-fordow-nuclear-site-and-why-was-a-us-strike-needed"><strong>Explainer: What is Iran’s Fordow nuclear site and why was a US strike needed?</strong></a></p></li></ul><p>We’re also still awaiting reactions from the Democratic leadership in the US.<br /><br />
Trump’s closest supporters have posted their support for the attack on social media.<br /><br />
South Carolina senator <strong>Lindsay Graham</strong> says:</p><p>Good. This was the right call. The regime deserves it. Well done, President @realDonaldTrump</p><p>To my fellow citizens: We have the best Air Force in the world. It makes me so proud. Fly, Fight, Win.</p><p>The prospect of an Iranian regime acquiring nuclear weapons represents the most acute immediate threat to America and our allies.<br /><br />
President Trump has persistently and unequivocally stated that those threats cannot be countered without dismantling the Iranian regime’s enrichment capacity.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/22/israel-iran-war-live-trump-says-us-has-attacked-nuclear-sites-in-iran-including-fordow">Continue reading...</a>