Iran arrests European national on alleged 'espionage' charges, judiciary says
The spokesperson for Iran's judiciary announced the arrest of three individuals in Kermanshah province on charges of "espionage," saying that one of them is a citizen of a European country.
The Israeli military said on Sunday that it launched a major air operation against Iran, deploying 30 fighter jets to strike dozens of military targets across the country.
According to the military, the strikes involved the use of more than 60 precision-guided munitions aimed at degrading Iran’s military infrastructure.
The United Nations Security Council will convene later Sunday at Iran’s request following US strikes on the country’s main nuclear sites, Reuters reported citing unnamed diplomats.
A combination picture shows satellite images over Fordow underground complex, before and after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, June 20, 2025 (L) and June 22, 2025. A closer satellite view shows holes and craters on a ridge at Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025. A closer satellite view shows the ridge at Fordow underground complex, after the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 22, 2025. A closer satellite view shows the tunnel entrances to Fordow underground complex, before the US struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran June 19, 2025.
The United States deliberately limited the scope of its military operation on Iranian nuclear sites, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday, adding that Tehran has received direct messages about the strike.
“We conducted a precision strike in the middle of the night against three nuclear facilities in Iran, Fordo, Natanz, and Isfahan,” Hegseth said, adding that the US “devastated the Iranian nuclear program, but it’s worth noting the operation did not target Iranian troops or the Iranian people.”
“This mission was not, and has not, been about regime change.”
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine also described the operation’s execution: bombers departed from the US, with some flying west into the Pacific as a decoy.
Approximately 75 "precision guided weapons" were dropped, including 14 “Massive Ordnance Penetrators,” also known as bunker busters.
Hegseth said no shots were fired at US forces and that the bombers are returning home.
Official graphic displayed in the Pentagon briefing room
The threat level to US-associated commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is high, the US-led Combined Maritime Forces’ JMIC information center said Sunday.
“The categorization comes after US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities,” it said.