Iran warns of ‘everlasting consequences’ of US strikes on nuclear sites
The US attack on three nuclear sites in Iran “is outrageous and will have everlasting consequences”, Iran’s Foreign minister says.
“Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior” by the United States, Abbas Araghchi posted on X. “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.”
US president Donald Trump announced on Saturday night local time that the US had carried out a “very successful” attack on the three nuclear sites, Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. All aircraft have now left Iranian airspace, he wrote on Truth Social.
Fordo is a uranium enrichment plant on a remote mountainside that is vital to Iran's nuclear ambitions, the BBC reports.
'Dangerous escalation'
Israeli Defence minister Israel Katz said the “alliance between the United States and Israel is stronger than ever, in the interests of the peace and security of both states and the entire free world”. Israeli officials were in "full co-ordination" with the US in planning the strikes.
However, UN secretary general António Guterres called the US move a “dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security”.
EU Foreign ministers are due to meet on Monday and will discuss the issue.
No increased radiation levels have been detected in the vicinity of the three nuclear sites targeted by the US airstrikes, the International Atomic Energy Agency reports. The agency will carry out a new assessment once it has additional information.
A few hours after the US bombing, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps fired missiles at Israel, injuring at least 16 people, according to Israeli emergency services.
Iranian forces targeted several locations, including Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv.
Protesters against the US attacks on Iran in Seoul, 22 June 2025 © PHOTO JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
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