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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Andrea Tode Jimenez

Was Trump's Attack on Iran Legal And Could He Be Impeached? Here's What Critics Say

Donald Trump (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Flickr / Creative Commons)

US President Donald Trump is facing mounting criticism over air strikes on Iran's nuclear sites, with lawmakers across the political spectrum branding the operation unconstitutional and calling for his impeachment.

On the night of 21 June, Trump launched Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities that the US and Israel claim were enriching uranium for weapons. The Natanz and Isfahan sites were struck by 30 Tomahawk missiles, while the underground Fordow facility was hit with six Massive Ordnance Penetrators delivered by B-2 Spirit bombers.

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