The Pentagon is set to hold a briefing after U.S. strikes Iran

NPR Washington Desk

President Trump addresses the nation, alongside Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth from the White House on Saturday, following the announcement that the U.S. bombed nuclear sites in Iran.

The Pentagon will provide a briefing on the U.S. airstrikes on Iran Sunday morning, after President Trump took direct action for the first time in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

Trump declared the strikes on three separate nuclear sites a "spectacular military success."

The Pentagon is set to hold a briefing after U.S. strikes Iran

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