The United States launched attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran on Saturday, June 21, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social, as the Israel-Iran war entered the second week. Trump said the U.S. had achieved a "spectacular military success" in bombing three Iranian nuclear sites on June 21.

I N THE 20 months since Hamas massacred almost 1,200 people, Israel has fought in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. On June 13th, when Israeli aircraft struck Iran, it became clear that these campaigns waged against Iranian clients and proxies have all been leading to today’s momentous confrontation between the Jewish state and the Islamic Republic.

Israel and Iran have been enemies for decades — but this is their most sustained direct fighting ever. Here’s how a shadow war erupted into an overt conflict.