The US has carried out attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, in what Donald Trump called a "spectacular military success". Iran's foreign minister says it is considering "all options" for its response. Watch and follow the latest from Sky News below.
Sunday 22 June 2025 06:46, UK
Some clarity to bring you now on whether or not the UK had any role in last night's American attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.
The US did not use any UK military facilities or have any support from British military assets during its strikes on Iran, Sky News understands.
Iran has written to the United Nations requesting an emergency meeting of its Security Council.
The letter from ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani follows up on previous letters from Iran to the UN.
It reads: "I am writing upon instructions from my government to urgently draw the attention of Your Excellency and the members of the United Nations Security Council to a grave threat to regional and international peace and security arising from the unlawful use of force by the United States against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran."
It went on to call the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities "deliberate, premeditated, and unprovoked", and said Israel had nuclear weapons.
In light of what it said were the US's "savage and criminal actions," it requested the Security Council convene an emergency meeting without delay.
Read the full letter below:
As we have been reporting, Iran has this morning launched retaliatory missiles towards Israel.
It comes after the US launched an attack on three Iranian nuclear facilities overnight.
The IDF said two waves of missiles were sent by Iran, but told citizens they could now leave protected areas after initially warning them to stay until further notice.
Watch below as sirens sound during our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall's reporting from Jerusalem a short time ago.
Donald Trump is facing calls from US politicians to give more details on the attacks on Iran to the American people.
Chuck Schumer, a senior member of the Democratic Party and the Senate minority leader, called on Congress to enforce the War Powers Act - which requires a president to update Congress within 48 hours of military action.
In a statement, Schumer said: "President Trump must provide the American people and Congress clear answers on the actions taken tonight and their implications for the safety of Americans."
"No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy."
Mark Warner, another senior Democrat and the vice chairman of the Senate's intelligence committee, said he was not briefed on the strikes.
He, too, called on the Republican president to update Congress.
"The president must come before Congress immediately to articulate clear strategic objectives and lay out how he plans to protect American lives and ensure we are not once again drawn into a costly, unnecessary, and avoidable conflict," Warner said.
Israel's Airports Authority has said Israeli airspace is closed for all flights, the Reuters news agency has reported.
It said land crossings with Egypt and Jordan remained open.
El Al Israel Airlines said it has also extended cancellations of its scheduled flights until 27 June (Friday).
Aircraft tracker website FlightRadar24 showed airlines were not flying in the airspace over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel.
It comes as Iran launched retaliatory missiles towards Israel this morning following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities overnight.
The IDF said a second barrage of missiles was launched shortly after, and Israel's air defences were "currently identifying and intercepting".
There has been "no increase in off-site radiation levels" at Iran's nuclear sites following US strikes, a watchdog has said.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said it would be providing further information when it became available.
A Houthi official says the group's response to the US attacks on Iran is "only a matter of time", according to Al Jazeera Mubasher TV.
It comes shortly after the group, an Iranian proxy based in Yemen, published a statement condemning America's "blatant aggression".
"The American aggression against Iran represents a dangerous escalation," the Yemeni group said in a statement.
The Houthis are backed by Iran and allied with other Islamist groups in the region, such as Hamas and Hezbollah.
In the past, it has also accused Saudi Arabia of "colluding" with the US.
The Israeli military has said Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on Israel this morning.
It said its defensive systems are "operating to intercept the threat".
Our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall, who is in Jerusalem, watched as the first missiles travelled overhead.
"These are the first missiles in almost 30 hours," so it has been an unexpected period of calm compared to the last eight or nine days," Bunkall says.
"But following the attacks by the US overnight, this is the first response from Iran, I think I have seen three over our heads."
Sirens then sounded as Bunkall spoke, and a red alert was sent to his mobile phone.
Members of the public have been instructed to "enter a protected space" and remain there until further notice, the IDF said.
It did not specify where in Israel missiles had been detected.
We have just had the first statement from the Iranian government regarding the US strikes that occurred overnight.
Iran's foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, called the "outrageous" attack "extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behaviour".
He added that every member of the United Nations should be "alarmed" by the "grave violation of the UN charter".
Here's Araghchi's post on X in full:
The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran's peaceful nuclear installations.
The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences. Each and every member of the UN must be alarmed over this extremely dangerous, lawless and criminal behavior.
In accordance with the UN Charter and its provisions allowing a legitimate response in self-defense, Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people.
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