Tensions escalate as the US strikes Iranian nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. President Trump claims the sites are obliterated. Experts fear a radiation leak and potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel ’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.