Washington — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are set to hold a news conference Sunday to give updates on President Trump’s decision to strike a trio of Iranian nuclear sites.
Mr. Trump announced Saturday evening that the U.S. had launched strikes against Iranian nuclear sites at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan. He said in a national address later Saturday night that the sites “have been completely and totally obliterated.”
Flanked by Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance at the White House, the president described the strikes as a “spectacular military success” and warned of “far greater” attacks if Iran does not “make peace.”
“If peace does not come quickly, we will go after those other targets with precision, speed and skill, most of them can be taken out in a matter of minutes,” he said. “There’s no military in the world that could have done what we did tonight, not even close. There has never been a military that could do what took place just a little while ago.”
Fordo, the site of a high-grade uranium enrichment facility that international experts believe is key to Iran’s nuclear program, is buried almost 300 feet beneath a mountain and was believed to be protected by significant air defenses. The MOP was seen as the best chance at destroying the Fordo facility.
Hegseth and Caine will hold a press briefing about the strikes at 8 a.m. ET Sunday morning.
How to watch the Pentagon briefing on the U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites
- What: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine hold a press briefing on the U.S.’s strikes on Iran nuclear sites
- Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025
- Time: 8 a.m. ET
- Location: The Pentagon
- On TV: CBS television stations (find your local station here)
- Online stream: Live on CBS News in the video player above and on your mobile or streaming device
Note: Streaming plans are subject to change
