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CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson reports from Tel Aviv where rescue teams are on the scene of an apartment building damaged by an Iranian missile strike.

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool

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This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site at Fordow, after a US airstrike targeted the facility on Sunday, June 22, 2025.

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