US strikes Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran warns of ‘everlasting consequences’

President Donald Trump addressed the nation following the strikes (Carlos Barria/pool/AP)

The United States has attacked three sites in Iran, inserting itself into Israel’s war aimed at destroying the country’s nuclear programme in a risky gambit to weaken a long-time foe which has prompted fears of a wider regional conflict.

US President Donald Trump asserted that Iran’s key nuclear sites had been “completely and fully obliterated”, in an address to the nation from the White House. There was no independent damage assessment.