The Middle East was thrust into deeper turmoil over the weekend after the United States entered Israel’s war against Iran by launching coordinated strikes on three of Tehran’s nuclear sites. The move marked one of Washington’s most consequential military actions in the region in recent years and immediately sparked global alarm over the possibility of a wider regional war.

In a nationally televised speech from the White House, President Donald Trump confirmed that American forces had targeted Iran’s nuclear enrichment program. He boasted that U. S.

strikes had “completely and totally obliterated” three facilities, though Pentagon officials later clarified that, while damage was extensive, the full scale of destruction was still under review.