Operation Midnight Hammer—represent a landmark shift in the escalating war among Iran, Israel, and America. Conducted on June 21, 2025, this was more than another military exercise in a region that has grown accustomed to tension.

On the eve of the six-month anniversary of his second term at the White House, Trump took to Truth Social, a platform he owns, to issue a strong warning to Tehran.

The United States and Iran are poised to return to the negotiating table at a moment when tensions between the two are high and trust is low.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stated that despite recent damage to its nuclear facilities, Tehran will not abandon its uranium enrichment program. Speaking in an interview with Fox News on Monday, July 21, Araqchi described uranium enrichment as a “national achievement” and a source of “pride” for Iran.

Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov met with Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh in Moscow to discuss enhancing military cooperation. The meeting comes on the heels of discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian advisor Ali Larijani focused on Middle East issues and Iran's nuclear program.

The process of uranium enrichment increases the concentration of U-235, an isotope that can sustain a nuclear chain reaction. Beginning in 2006, the U.N. Security Council called on Iran to suspend all uranium enrichment, but it endorsed the JCPOA on July 20, 2015.

President Donald Trump again claimed "total obliteration" of Iran's nuclear program during the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday.

In June 2025, President Trump made a decision he called “historic” — to bomb three of Iran’s nuclear facilities. Vice President JD Vance would go on to justify these strikes by claiming ...