US bombs Iran: images of protests and discontent
And now what?
Before the weekend began, Donald Trump stated that he would wait two weeks to intervene in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Two days later, the US president attacked Iranian nuclear facilities.
Ford, Natanz and Isfahan
“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan,” Trump posted on Truth Social, adding that the military planes were now on their way home. “NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!” he added.
Choose: peace or tragedy
In a televised Oval Office address that lasted just over three minutes, Trump declared that Iran faced “either peace or tragedy” in its future, warning that the U.S. military had numerous additional targets it could strike. “Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated,” he stated.
Iranian protests
As expected, the Iranian people took to the streets, and throughout Sunday June 22, the streets of Tehran were filled with citizens demanding an end to hostilities against both the United States and Israel.
Also in the United States
Protests have been echoed in the United States, where tens of thousands of citizens have also come out en masse to demand that their president end this conflict before it becomes irreversible.
Several cities
Protests spread from Times Square in New York to the gates of the White House in Washington, DC, passing through Los Angeles, Austin, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Portland.
World War III?
In fact, many of those present at these impromptu demonstrations confirmed their fear, not of a war between Israel, the United States, and Iran, but of an emerging World War III.
Nuclear weapons
The big difference is that in this potential global conflict, nuclear weapons could be the ultimate weapon for the countries that possess them, which could lead to a potential global massacre.
Against the Iranian nuclear program
For now, it has been US Vice President JD Vance who has explained the "Operation Hammer" they used to attack Iran, clarifying that "we are not at war with Iran, we are at war with the Iranian nuclear program."
Successful raid
For his part, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted that the operation was a success, although he confirmed that it will take some time to analyze the damage.
