On June 22, 2025, Trump suddenly announced on Saturday evening that the United States had successfully completed attacks on three nuclear facilities in Iran. “Currently, all aircraft have left Iranian airspace and are safely returning.”
Trump wrote on his own social media platform, Truth Social, “We have successfully carried out attacks on three nuclear facilities in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.”
While Israel and its archenemy Iran launched deadly attacks on each other, the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, stated today that the US has begun evacuating its citizens from Israel.
According to Agence France-Presse, Huckabee wrote on the social platform X that the US government is assisting American citizens and permanent residents residing in Israel or the West Bank of the Jordan River in evacuating.
A State Department official noted that around 70 people boarded two government-arranged flights today from Tel Aviv to Athens, Greece.
The official urged American citizens to depart on their own as much as possible without waiting for government assistance.
China, India, and several European countries have also arranged evacuation operations.
The Iranian Health Ministry announced today that Israel’s attacks have resulted in over 400 deaths.
According to official statistics, Iran’s retaliatory airstrikes have caused at least 25 deaths in Israel.