Iran Threatens Response After US Strikes Nuclear Sites

Iran’s foreign minister is in Moscow meeting with Putin to ‘coordinate’ their ‘positions.’

A satellite view shows an overview of Fordow underground complex, after the U.S. struck the nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, on June 22, 2025. Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters

Iran said on Monday it has expanded the range of legitimate targets for its armed forces after the United States attacked three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday.

Ebrahim Zolfaqari, spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central military headquarters, said on June 23, “Mr Trump, the gambler, you may start this war, but we will be the ones to end it.”