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US forces strike Iran's main nuclear sites: here's what you need to know

US forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more devastating attacks if it does not agree to peace. Here's what you need to know:

US president Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside vice president JD Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio and defense secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House on Saturday, following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
US president Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation alongside vice president JD Vance, secretary of state Marco Rubio and defense secretary Pete Hegseth at the White House on Saturday, following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)

US forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites, President Donald Trump said late on Saturday, and he warned Tehran it would face more devastating attacks if it does not agree to peace.

Here's what you need to know:

Trump says Iran's key nuclear sites 'obliterated' by US airstrikes
Iran says it reserves all options on response to 'outrageous' US strikes
UN chief Guterres says US strike on Iran a dangerous escalation
Trump says Iran must make peace or 'we will go after' other targets
Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel, judiciary news outlet reports
Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation says it will not allow nuclear development to stop
QUOTES | Congress members split over US attack on Iran
ANALYSIS | Strikes on Iran mark Trump's biggest, and riskiest, foreign policy gamble
FACTBOX | US B-2 bombers and bunker-busters used in Iran strike
Saudi regulator says no radiation detected after US strikes on Iran
QUOTES | World leaders react to US attack on Iran
Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US attack on Iran
INSTANT VIEW | Investors react to US attack on Iran nuclear sites
EXPLAINER | Key facilities in Iran's nuclear programme
Pope Leo urges international diplomacy to prevent 'irreparable abyss'

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