{"id":154008,"date":"2025-06-20T04:57:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-mulls-whether-bunker-busters-can-destroy-iranian-nuclear-site-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T04:57:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T04:57:57","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-mulls-whether-bunker-busters-can-destroy-iranian-nuclear-site-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-mulls-whether-bunker-busters-can-destroy-iranian-nuclear-site-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: President mulls whether \u2018bunker busters\u2019 can destroy Iranian nuclear site – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trump has signalled that he wants two weeks to decide whether or not to strike Iran \u2013 key US politics stories from 19 June
Will he or won\u2019t he? That\u2019s the question many\u00a0are asking regarding whether Donald Trump will join Israel\u2019s attacks on Iran and take out one of its most difficult targets: the Fordow nuclear enrichment site<\/a>.
But another question has arisen. Can he?
Trump signalled on Thursday that he will take two weeks to decide whether or not to strike. Guardian reporting suggests he is not fully convinced<\/a> the US Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs \u2013 better known as \u201cbunker busters\u201d \u2013 will effectively destroy Fordow, built deep into a mountain south of Tehran. That the 13.6-tonne bomb could fall short of that goal is a concern that some military analysts have echoed.
But it\u2019s a coveted target for Israel, which has already destroyed some of Iran\u2019s nuclear capability but lacks the powerful bombs and aircraft to do any real damage to the secretive site. The US is the only country in the world to possess bunker busters and only US aircraft can deliver them.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
Trump has set a two-week deadline to decide whether the US will join Israel\u2019s war with Iran, allowing time to seek a negotiated end to the conflict, the White House has said.
The president also denied a report by the Wall Street Journal that he told senior aides he had approved attack plans but was delaying on giving the final order to see if Tehran would abandon its nuclear program. The report cited three anonymous officials.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> said they blocked US immigration enforcement agents from accessing the parking lot at Dodger Stadium on Thursday and got into public back-and-forth statements with Ice and the Department of Homeland Security, which denied their agents were ever there.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Department of Homeland Security is now requiring lawmakers to provide 72 hours of notice before visiting detention centers, according to new guidance. The guidance comes after a slew of tense visits from Democratic lawmakers to detention centers amid Trump\u2019s crackdowns in immigrant communities across the country.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
A federal judge on Thursday blocked Trump\u2019s administration from forcing 20 Democratic-led states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in transportation grant funding.
Chief US district judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, granted the states\u2019 request for an injunction barring the Department for Transportation\u2019s policy, saying the states were likely to succeed on the merits of some or all of their claims.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The office of the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth<\/a>, requested \u201ca passive approach to Juneteenth<\/a> messaging\u201d, according to an exclusive Rolling Stone report <\/a>citing a Pentagon email.
The messaging request for Juneteenth \u2013 a federal holiday commemorating when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free \u2013 was transmitted by the Pentagon\u2019s office of the chief of public affairs. This office said it was not poised to publish web content related to Juneteenth, Rolling Stone reported.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Depending on who you ask, between 4 and 6 million people showed up to last weekend\u2019s \u201cNo Kings\u201d protests<\/a>. Now the real number is becoming clearer, with one estimate suggesting that Saturday was among the biggest<\/a>.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Karen Bass, a 71-year-old former community organizer, is leading Los Angeles\u2019 response to an extraordinary confrontation staged by the federal government, as federal agents have raided workplaces and parking lots, arresting immigrant workers in ways family members have compared to \u201ckidnappings\u201d. Here\u2019s what to know about the mayor of Los Angeles.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Friends and family of Moises Sotelo,<\/strong> a well-known vineyard manager, say they are \u201cdisappointed and disgusted\u201d<\/a> after he was detained outside the Oregon church he attends.
Brad Lander, the New York mayoral candidate arrested by Ice<\/strong> says \u201cTrump is looking to stoke conflict, weaponize fear\u201d.<\/a>
What is Donald Trump\u2019s plan for Iran?<\/strong> The Guardian\u2019s Rachel Leingang and Andrew Roth discuss in the Politics Weekly America podcast.<\/a> Also, this Today in Focus episode<\/a> explores what Israel\u2019s new war means for Gaza.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 18 June 2025.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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