US tells UN: strikes degraded Iran's capacity to build nuclear weapon

U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea addresses delegates during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, following U.S attack on Iran's nuclear sites, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities "effectively fulfilled our narrow objective: to degrade Iran's capacity to produce a nuclear weapon," acting U.S. envoy to the U.N. Dorothy Shea told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; editing by Kanishka Singh)