US defence secretary says strikes on Iran nuclear sites were 'overwhelming success'

Pete Hegseth said overnight airstrikes targeting the Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan facilities 'devastated' Iran’s nuclear programme. At a press conference at the Pentagon, he said the strikes, which followed a 'focused, powerful and clear' order from the US president, Donald Trump, did not target Iranian troops or civilians Middle East crisis – latest updates Donald Trump says US strikes 'totally obliterated' three Iranian nuclear sites