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US strikes on Iran will ‘encourage more states’ to seek nuclear weapons
The US Arms Control Association, a nonpartisan group, has condemned US attacks as “illegal” and says it only increases the risk of Iran and other countries seeking nuclear weapons.

“President Donald Trump’s decision to join Israel’s illegal attacks against the Iranian leadership, civilian targets, and the country’s major nuclear sites represents an irresponsible departure from Trump’s pursuit of diplomacy and increases the risk of a nuclear-armed Iran,” the organisation said in a statement.

“The failure to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis will further erode confidence in the global nonproliferation system and encourage more states to consider the pursuit of nuclear weapons to thwart attacks by other nuclear-armed states,” it added.

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Right now the only way one can see Israel backing down is if the US and Iran reach an agreement.

At this point, given everything that we’ve heard from Washington and Tehran, that doesn’t look like it’s on the horizon.

The reports from the Israeli media, citing military sources, talk about continuing Israeli strikes.

Meanwhile, Israel is bracing itself for an Iranian response.

Estimates in the Israeli media, on the army radio, is that Iran’s first response will be towards Israel, and so restrictions on movement in Israel have been increased to the maximum.

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Israel intercepts two drones ‘launched from the east’
The Israeli military says the drones launched “from the east” were intercepted near its border with Jordan.

The report comes as Israel braces for a possible retaliatory attack from Iran following the US strikes today.

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Cuba, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela slam US attacks on Iran
Some of the first global reactions to the US attacks have come from Latin America. And they have been quite critical.

Cuba President Miguel Diaz-Canel strongly condemned the US bombing saying it constitutes a “dangerous escalation” and a serious violation of the UN charter. He added that it “plunges humanity into a crisis with irreversible consequences”.

Chile’s President Gabriel Boric too called the US action illegal.

“Chile condemns this US attack,” he wrote on X. “Having power does not authorise you to use it in violatation of the rules that we as humanity have given ourselves. Even if you are the United States.”

Mexico meanwhile called for dialogue.

“In keeping with our constitutional principles of foreign policy and our country’s pacifist conviction, we reiterate our call to de-escalate tensions in the region. The restoration of peaceful coexistence among the states of the region is the highest priority,” the Mexican foreign ministry wrote on X.

Venezuela also denounced the attack.

In a statement on Telegram, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil said his country “firmly and categorically condemns the bombing carried out by the US military, at the request of the state of Israel”. He also called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities”