By Our Reporter
In a brazen act of aggression, U.S. President Donald Trump has officially plunged the United States into direct military conflict with Iran, ordering devastating strikes on three of the Islamic Republic’s major nuclear facilities — Natanz, Isfahan, and the heavily fortified Fordow site. The move, hailed by Israel but condemned worldwide, marks a dangerous escalation with profound consequences for global security.
“Fordow is gone,” Trump triumphantly declared on Truth Social, boasting about the obliteration of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure — much of which, by Iran’s own nuclear authority, had already been evacuated and secured.
The strikes, which involved B-2 stealth bombers and submarine-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles, were carried out under the false pretext of halting Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Yet, international nuclear experts and U.S. policy critics have made clear: Iran was not on the verge of acquiring a nuclear weapon. The Quincy Institute’s Trita Parsi emphasized there was “absolutely no evidence” of an imminent threat.
“Two nuclear-armed countries — Israel and the United States — just bombed a non-nuclear country without being attacked first. This wasn’t defense. This was premeditated war,” said Parsi.
Trump’s Disregard for Law and Diplomacy
President Trump’s move came well ahead of his self-imposed two-week deliberation window. He ignored both diplomatic avenues and U.S. constitutional procedures by bypassing Congress, prompting fierce backlash even from within his own party.
Representative Thomas Massie called it “unconstitutional,” while Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared the attack “grounds for impeachment.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the airstrikes as “a dangerous escalation” and “a direct threat to international peace and security.”
Even Trump’s base appears fractured. Influential right-wing voices like Steve Bannon questioned the rationale, warning that “this is not what the America First movement signed up for.”
Iran Hits Back — But Holds Line
Iran, despite being bombarded, did not collapse into chaos. Officials confirmed that nuclear material had been removed prior to the attack. “There is no contamination, and no danger to our compatriots,” said Hassan Abedini, a senior figure at Iran’s state broadcaster.
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) defiantly vowed to continue its peaceful nuclear activities, accusing the U.S. of criminal aggression. “We will not allow our national industry — built on the sacrifices of our nuclear martyrs — to be derailed by foreign bombs,” the AEOI stated.
Tehran’s air defenses and retaliatory missile barrages continue, with over 450 missiles reportedly fired into Israel in the past week. Iran insists it was provoked and maintains that its nuclear program is peaceful — a position consistently supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which confirmed Sunday that no radiation spike had been detected at the bombed sites.
Global Fallout and Oil Shock Loom
The reckless American attack risks spiraling the Middle East into a full-scale war. Energy analysts warn that U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran’s infrastructure — and Iran’s retaliation against Gulf shipping routes — could cripple global oil supply, sending prices soaring and triggering economic shockwaves.
Meanwhile, Israel, the region’s only undeclared nuclear power, continues its offensive under the justification of “preventing Iran from going nuclear” — a claim Iran refutes and the world increasingly questions.
“This is not about weapons. This is about power projection. And the U.S. just proved that international law is meaningless when superpowers act with impunity,” said a European diplomat who requested anonymity.
Bloodshed & Double Standards
Since the Israeli assault began on June 13, over 430 Iranians have been killed and 3,500 injured, according to Iran’s Health Ministry. In Israel, 24 civilians have died and more than 1,200 have been wounded in retaliatory strikes — numbers that are expected to rise if the conflict intensifies.
Observers point to a grim truth: the world’s so-called defenders of peace have become architects of war. The Biden-era restraint has evaporated, replaced by unilateral force from a president seeking military victories over measured diplomacy.
Trump may tout “spectacular success,” but critics argue the U.S. has unleashed a storm with no end in sight. The rules-based international order, already frayed, may now lie in ruins — replaced by a dangerous precedent where military might overrides global consensus and legality.
If history remembers this moment, it may not be for Trump’s “boldness,” but for how a superpower once again mistook war for peace, dominance for diplomacy, and destruction for security. And in doing so, may have accelerated the very nuclear race it claimed to prevent.