Photos: Inside the White House situation room during 'Operation Midnight Hammer'

WASHINGTON - The White House has released photos from the Situation Room as President Donald Trump and other leaders monitored the mission that took out three Iranian nuclear enrichment sites over the weekend. 

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U.S. bombs Iran 

The backstory:

U.S. pilots dropped 30,000-pound bombs early Sunday on two key underground uranium enrichment plants in Iran. American sailors bolstered the surprise mission by firing dozens of cruise missiles from a submarine toward at least one other site.

Dubbed Operation Midnight Hammer, U.S. officials say the plan was characterized by a "precision strike" that "devastated the Iranian nuclear program," even as they acknowledged an assessment was ongoing.

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Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported early Sunday that attacks also targeted the country’s Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. Another official confirmed an attack targeting Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear site.

Trump calls the attack a ‘spectacular’ success 

What they're saying:

"Our objective was the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity, and a stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world's number one state sponsor of terror," Trump said over the weekend in a televised address. "I can report to the world that the strikes were a spectacular military success."

Trump also hinted that more attacks against Iran haven't been ruled out.

"Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace," he added. "If they do not. Future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier."

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump’s decision to attack in a video message directed to the American president.

"Your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities, with the awesome and righteous might of the United States, will change history," he said.

Netanyahu said the U.S. "has done what no other country on earth could do."
 

What's next:

Trump faces a vote in Congress as soon as this week on a war powers resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., that would "direct the removal of the United States Armed Forces from hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress."

Another resolution has been introduced by lawmakers from both parties in the U.S. House.

At least one Democrat, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, said Trump’s actions are "clearly grounds for impeachment."

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Fears of a wider regional conflict loom large after the U.S. attack on Iran, raising urgent questions about what remains of Tehran’s nuclear program and how its weakened military might respond. 

Trump has warned of additional strikes if Tehran retaliates against U.S. forces.

Americans traveling abroad are being urged to exercise caution worldwide, as the war between Israel and Iran has resulted in travel disruptions globally. The U.S. State Department issued a warning to those traveling around the world, citing the potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens.

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