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Trump news at a glance: President praises attacks on Iran as lawmakers divided on US involvement

US President Trump addresses the nation following the attack on Iran's nuclear sites.
US President Trump addresses the nation following the attack on Iran's nuclear sites. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPA

Washington was in a flurry late on Saturday as Donald Trump announced that the US had completed strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, directly joining Israel’s effort to destroy the country’s nuclear program.

American politicians reacted to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran with a mix of cheering support and instant condemnation, reflecting deep divisions in the country, as Washington grapples with yet another military intervention overseas.

The strikes hit uranium enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, Trump said. He warned Iran away from retaliating against US targets in the region, promising that further US strikes would be even more deadly.

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Donald Trump says the US has bombed and destroyed three nuclear sites in Iran

The US directly joined Israel’s effort to destroy the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.

The strikes hit uranium enrichment sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, Trump said.

Later, Iran’s atomic agency said that the country will carry on with its nuclear activities despite the US attacks on key facilities.

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US lawmakers respond to attack with cheers and condemnation

American politicians displayed a mixed reaction to the news of the US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran. Many democrat denounced the decision, while most Republicans praised the action.

US Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat of New York, demanded of Senate majority leader and South Dakota Republican John Thune that he should immediately call a vote on the matter.

Schumer said the US Congress must enforce the War Powers Act – intended as a check on the US president’s power to devote the United States to armed conflict without the consent of the US Congress.

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Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after more than 100 days in Ice detention

Mahmoud Khalil – the Palestinian rights activist, Columbia University graduate and legal permanent resident of the US who had been held by federal immigration authorities for more than three months – has been reunited with his wife and infant son.

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Suspect in Minnesota killings accused of being ‘prepper’ preparing ‘for war

The man charged in connection with the recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses was a doomsday “prepper” who instructed his family to “prepare for war” as he tried to evade capture, according to new court filings.

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Thousands of Afghans face expulsion from US as Trump removes protections

Thousands of Afghans who fled to the US as the Taliban grabbed power again in Afghanistan are in mortal dread of being deported back to danger in the coming weeks amid the Trump administration’s anti-immigration crackdown.

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