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Photo / Image: The graphic prepared by the Joint Staff above was presented during a Department of Defense briefing on Operation Midnight Hammer, the attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, that took place early on Sunday morning, June 22, 2025. Click here for a larger view of the above image.

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