World waits for Iran's response to US bombing
The aftermath of US bombing on Iran's Isfahan nuclear enrichment site.
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Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian says the US "must receive a response for their aggression", following yesterday's strikes on Iran's nuclear enrichment sites.
The US President Donald Trump claimed the strikes were a "spectacular military success" and warned Iran could face more attacks if it didn't "make peace".
So where do things stand now? Kathryn speaks with the BBC's MidEast correspondent Seb Usher.
David Smith is The Guardian's Washington DC correspondent and joins Kathryn to talk about the US President's decision to carry out the strikes and American domestic reaction to it.
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