The world's main reaction is that Trump is taking a huge risk by dragging the US into a war between Israel and Iran.
US President Donald Trump's decision to strike Iran's nuclear facilities was one of the riskiest moves of his presidency, and it will obviously have consequences.
CNN writes about this.
“A politician who came back to power promising to end wars appears to have started another one. It is easy to start new wars, but much harder to end them. Especially in the Middle East, the tactical assumptions of American presidents that they can contain the shock and awe effects of military action often prove tragically naive,” the journalists note.
Amid a conflict that could quickly escalate into full-scale war, analysts say Trump has put not only his political legacy at stake but also regional stability.
“While the president is convinced of the wisdom of the attack, the final results of the military operation are not yet known – in particular, it is not clear whether all of the enriched uranium that Iran may have been hiding was destroyed,” they add.
Former US diplomat and Middle East adviser Brett McGurk told CNN that no one can yet predict what the US actions will lead to.
Recall that the US launched a massive airstrike on key Iranian nuclear facilities. US President Donald Trump announced the destruction of Iran's entire nuclear potential.
However, the Iranian Foreign Ministry only reported damage to facilities.
Tehran also condemned the US actions as a strike “on peaceful nuclear facilities.” Iran also stressed that the Islamic Republic is determined to defend its territory.
The Trump administration is bracing for possible retaliation from Iran within the next 48 hours, according to two defense officials and a senior White House official. It is unclear whether the retaliation would be directed at foreign or domestic targets, or both.
At the same time, Iran's loyal allies, the Houthis, have already declared their support. Yemen has officially declared its entry into the war in the Middle East.
However US Vice President J.D. Vance said the United States is not at war with Iran .
