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Reverberations from Trump’s decision to bomb Iran

The US president is claiming immediate military success hitting the nuclear facilities. But the greater test will come with the Islamic Republic’s response.

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Donald Trump’s address to the nation announcing the US bombing of three Iranian nuclear facilities was unusually short and succinct for a normally verbose US president.

But Trump left wide open whether his declaration of the strike’s “spectacular military success” will be decisive or lead to more protracted, high-risk involvement in the Middle East for the US.

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Jennifer Hewett is the national affairs columnist. She writes a daily column on politics, business and the economy. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter. Email Jennifer at jennifer.hewett@afr.com
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/reverberations-from-trump-s-decision-to-bomb-iran-20250622-p5m9c7