Trump ordered U.S. strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites
Reporting and findings
- documented
The Defense Department's 2026 annual assessment reported no civilian casualties from Operation Midnight Hammer, and the IAEA reported no increase in off-site radiation levels after the strikes.
- U.S. Department of Defense: Annual Report on Civilian Casualties in Connection with United States Military Operations in 2025Operation Midnight Hammer section
- International Atomic Energy Agency: IAEA update on developments in IranJune 22 update on off-site radiation levels
- documented
At Trump's direction, U.S. forces carried out Operation Midnight Hammer against Iran's Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025.
- U.S. Department of Defense: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine Hold a Press BriefingJune 22, 2025 briefing describing presidential direction and three target sites
Summary and current status
Operation Midnight Hammer struck Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan on Trump's orders. The Defense Department's 2026 civilian-casualty report assessed no civilian casualties from the operation, and the IAEA reported no increase in off-site radiation levels after the strikes. Those observations do not resolve the separate dispute over the operation's legal basis.
Completed use of force; official assessment recorded no civilian casualties.
People and organizations
- Operation Midnight HammerU.S. strike operation
- Donald J. Trumppresident ordering the operation
- Islamic Republic of Iranstate where the targets were located
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpordered strikes on three nuclear facilities inIslamic Republic of Iran
Figures
Cross-border uses of force1 operation Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- Operation Midnight Hammer strikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025
- Period
- 2025-06-22 to 2025-06-22
- Method
- Counted the coordinated operation as one cross-border use of force, rather than counting each target or weapon.
- Uncertainty
- The observation does not encode a legal conclusion about self-defense or aggression.