President Donald Trump has vowed the American public will hear ‘irrefutable’ facts about the success of the Iranian strikes as he mounts a defense of ‘great American pilots’ who carried out the mission.

The administration has rubbished reports by both CNN and the New York Times that the damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities from Saturday night’s bombing was not as severe as they had hoped, while simultaneously demanding the person who leaked incomplete intel be jailed.

In a Truth Social post on Wednesday afternoon, Trump revealed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would address the public at 8am Thursday morning to provide ‘both interesting and irrefutable’ proof about the success of the mission.

Trump said the purpose of the conference is to ‘fight for the Dignity of our Great American Pilots.

‘These Patriots were very upset,’ he said. ‘After 36 hours of dangerously flying through Enemy Territory, they landed, they knew the Success was LEGENDARY, and then, two days later, they started reading Fake News by CNN and The Failing New York Times.

‘They felt terribly!’

Trump reminded them that the doubts about the success of the mission were ‘as usual, solely for the purpose of demeaning PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.’

His comments come after the CIA confirmed Iran’s nuclear facilities suffered ‘severe damage’ after the devastating airstrikes Saturday night.

Trump had earlier suggested Hegseth’s title should be changed to the ‘Secretary of War’ given the deteriorating situation in the Middle East, and kicked off meetings at the NATO summit on Wednesday by comparing Saturday’s precision airstrikes to the two atomic bombings on Japan that ended World War II.

‘I don’t want to use an example of Hiroshima. I don’t want to use an example of Nagasaki. But that was essentially the same thing. That ended that war,’ he told reporters at The Hague.

The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday while U.S. President Donald Trump said that U.S. and Iranian officials will talk next week. Trump, who helped negotiate the ceasefire that took hold Tuesday on the 12th day of the war, told reporters at a NATO summit that he wasn’t particularly interested in restarting negotiations with Iran, insisting that U.S. strikes had destroyed its nuclear program.

However, Iran has insisted it will not give up its nuclear program and its parliament agreed to fast-track a proposal that would effectively stop the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency . Iran also has not acknowledged any talks taking place next week, and an Iranian official questioned whether the United States could be trusted after its weekend attack on Iranian nuclear sites.

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3 killed in occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials say

The Palestinian Health Ministry said Wednesday that three people were killed after Jewish settlers stormed a town in the occupied West Bank.

Najeb Rostom, the head of Kafr Malk town near Ramallah, said more than 100 settlers entered the town Wednesday evening, set property ablaze and opened fire on residents who tried to stop them. He said Israeli soldiers were also there.

The Israeli military confirmed that settlers set fire to property in the town and said five were arrested. It said soldiers opened fire on Palestinians who had thrown rocks on forces and that there were a number of people killed and wounded as a result.

Through the wars in the Middle East, violence in the West Bank has surged, including between radical Jewish settlers and Palestinians.

Israeli ambassador wants ‘to hold Iran’s feet to the fire,’ says Sen. Hawley

Sen. Josh Hawley said Israeli ambassador Yechiel Leiter expressed to Senate Republicans during a private meeting Wednesday “how grateful they were for the United States’ support.” The conversation was “mostly just for checking in,” said Hawley.

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“They want to be sure to hold Iran’s feet to the fire going forward, so to speak. Make sure the nuclear program is shut down,” said Hawley, R-MO.

Hawley said the ambassador provided no updates on talks between Israel and Hamas.

UN chief welcomes Trump’s announcement of US talks with Iran

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “very much hopes” the talks which President Donald Trump said will take place next week will lead to an end to the Israel-Iran conflict, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

Guterres also hopes the momentum from the Israel-Iran ceasefire will also lead to negotiations to end the conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, Dujarric said.

Israel’s military says Iran’s nuclear program now has systematic damage

The Israeli military’s chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, said in a video statement Wednesday evening that according to the army’s assessment, the damage to Iran’s nuclear program “is not localized damage but systemic damage.”

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“We hit the main facilities, factories, industries and knowledge centers,” Zamir said. “The cumulative achievement allows us to determine that the Iranian nuclear project suffered severe, broad and deep damage and was set back years.”

He added that the army “achieved all of its planned goals – and even more.”

Zamir revealed that Israeli ground commandos operated inside Iran during the war. “The forces operated covertly, deep inside enemy territory, and created operational freedom for us.”

Of the American strikes on Iran, he said “The operation of the U.S. forces was precise, powerful and impressive.”

Erdogan says peace with Israel impossible amid Gaza strikes

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ruled out a “peaceful” relationship with Israel as long as the country continues its military actions in Gaza.

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Speaking at the end of a NATO summit on Wednesday, Erdogan strongly criticized Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, saying organizations like the Red Cross were being obstructed.

“Peace and harmony between us is not possible as long as they (Israel) continue in this manner,” Erdogan said. “Israel cannot ensure the safety of its own people by destabilizing the region.”

Turkey and Israel were once close allies, but ties have soured under Erdogan’s two-decade long rule. He has strongly criticized Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, while Israel objects to his support for Hamas.

Israel’s foreign intelligence chief says Israel will “keep a close watch” on Iran

In a rare video released by the Mossad, the agency’s chief, David Barnea, said Israel’s achievements in its 12-day war with Iran were “unimaginable at first.” Addressing Mossad agents at the agency’s command center, he said “We will continue to keep a close watch on all the projects in Iran, which we know very well. And we will be there, just as we have been there until now.”

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Barnea expressed appreciation for “our key partner, the CIA,” and thanked his own agents for their work “over many months and even years” of doing “all of the right actions to get to the one right moment.”

In comments posted alongside the video on the agency’s official Facebook page, Israel’s military campaign was described as having “significantly thwarted” a “longstanding threat” posed to Israel by Iran.

“Thanks to accurate intelligence, advanced technologies, and operational capabilities beyond imagination, we helped the Air Force strike the Iranian nuclear project, establish aerial superiority in Iranian skies, and reduce the missile threat,” the statement said.

Trump says US and Iran officials to meet next week

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials will talk next week, continuing a dialogue that was interrupted by the recent war between Israel and Tehran.

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“I’ll tell you what, we’re going to talk with them next week, with Iran. We may sign an agreement, I don’t know,” Trump told a press conference during the NATO summit in the Netherlands.

Trump said he wasn’t particularly interested in restarting negotiations with Iran, insisting that U.S. strikes had destroyed its nuclear program.

“The way I look at it, they fought, the war is done,” he said.

Iran did not immediately comment.

Iran’s mission to UN calls for a ‘return to the logic of diplomacy’

A day after Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire, Iranian officials hit the airwaves and spoke to journalists about what comes next for the Islamic Republic as it recovers from U.S. and Israeli strikes.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations posted on X that “threats, intimidation and use of military force” proved to be “futile.”

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“The logic of war has failed—return to the logic of diplomacy,” the account posted.

Macron warns that Iran-Israel ceasefire is volatile

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the ceasefire between Iran and Israel is “volatile and fragile,” and urged renewed diplomatic negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.

After a NATO summit in the Netherlands attended by U.S. President Donald Trump, Macron said he hopes that the ceasefire holds.

Asked by The Associated Press about next steps, he said ″we should resume diplomatic and technical work on the nuclear question″ with Iran, the U.S. and European countries. ″In the coming weeks we will have a choice to make on this issue,” he said.

Macron is meeting later Wednesday with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Paris.

Trump lashes out at media over intelligence assessment

The White House, looking to support President Donald Trump’s contention that Iran’s nuclear program was devastated by U.S. airstrikes, distributed a statement from the Israel Atomic Energy Commission.

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“We assess that the American strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, combined with Israeli strikes on other elements of Iran’s military nuclear program, has set back Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons by many years,” the statement said.

A U.S. intelligence assessment that was leaked on Tuesday said there was a delay of only a few months. Trump said Wednesday that media outlets were “disgusting” for reporting on the assessment, describing them as “very unfair” to the pilots, who risked their lives for our country.

Iranian defense minister arrives in China for security forum

Iran’s Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh has arrived in China for the opening of a security forum, his first known trip abroad since the start of the war with Israel.

Nasirzadeh is expected to attend a meeting in the coastal city of Qingdao between defense ministers of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The security-focused group was established in 2001 by China and Russia, and includes Iran as a member alongside countries such as India, Pakistan and Kazakhstan.

A video of Nasirzadeh arriving at the forum was posted on social media by Yuyuantantian, a publication affiliated with state broadcaster CCTV.

Iran, which became an SCO member in 2023, has held joint military drills with Russia and China for the past five years.

Egyptian president tells Iran Egypt rejects Iranian attack on Qatar

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi has told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian that Egypt rejects the Iranian attack on a U.S. military base in Qatar and condemned any actions that infringe upon the sovereignty of states.

El-Sissi told his counterpart during a call Wednesday that Egypt welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Iran. He emphasized the importance of abiding by the agreement, and said that Egypt will exert all efforts to ensure that the ceasefire holds.

He also stressed the importance of resuming negotiations on the nuclear program between Washington and Tehran, the need to address concerns related to nuclear nonproliferation, and the push toward establishing a zone free of weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.

Iran’s foreign ministry says nuclear facilities ‘badly damaged’ by US strikes

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei confirmed Wednesday the country’s nuclear facilities had been “badly damaged” in American strikes over the weekend.

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Baghaei refused to go into detail but conceded the Sunday strikes by American B-2 bombers using bunker buster bombs had been significant.

“Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that’s for sure,” he said.

Palestinians frustrated that their war is still dragging on

Some Palestinians in Gaza City expressed frustration that the war in the territory has dragged on for nearly two years, while the conflict between Israel and Iran appeared to have ended after 12 days Tuesday when a fragile ceasefire was reached.

“I live in a tent and now my tent is gone too and we’re living in suffering here. The war between Israel and Iran ended in less than two weeks and we’ve been dying for two years,” said Um Zidan, a displaced woman from the north.

“We have been suffering for two years … There are no houses, trees, or rocks, or humans left. Everything was destroyed,” said Mazen al-Jomla, a displaced resident of Shati camp.

Israel says it killed head of currency exchange in Lebanon

Israel’s military said it killed Haytham Bakri, the head of a currency exchange in Lebanon, in a strike on Tuesday, claiming he was transferring funds to Hezbollah for militant activities.

The military said Wednesday that Bakri was the head of the “Al Sadiq” exchange, which funneled funds from the Quds force — the expeditionary arm of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard — to Hezbollah.

Israel’s claims about Bakri could not be immediately verified and there was no immediate response from Hezbollah. Despite a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel has continued to carry out near-daily airstrikes targeting what it says are Hezbollah sites and officials.

IAEA chief suggests Iran can rebuild nuclear infrastructure

The head of the U.N. nuclear agency has declined to offer an assessment of a report that the strikes against Iran’s nuclear sites only set back Iran’s atomic program a few months. But he suggested that Tehran could rebuild the infrastructure.

Some of the infrastructure has survived the attacks and “the reconstruction of the infrastructure is not impossible,” said Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, after meeting with senior Austrian officials Wednesday. “This is work that Iran knows how to do. It would take some time.”

Grossi said he wants to try to “reengage” with Iran as soon as possible so that inspectors can return to its nuclear sites. He said that “we cannot afford that, because of this, the inspection regime is interrupted.”

He didn’t address criticism of the IAEA by Iran.

Asked about the possibility of Iran opting out of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, Grossi said that would be “very regrettable.”

Grossi added that “hard words and emotions are of course, perhaps … if not normal, inevitable at times of war. But we are working for diplomacy. We are working for a solution that (is) really sustainable.”

Trump says ceasefire going ‘very well’

U.S. President Donald Trump described the ceasefire between Iran and Israel as going “very well” while speaking to journalists at a NATO summit at The Hague.

“They’re not going to have a bomb and they’re not going to enrich,” Trump added.

Official describes attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza

Israel’s military spokesperson says that the seven Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza Tuesday died when a bomb was attached to their tank, setting the armored vehicle aflame.

“Helicopters and rescue forces were sent to the spot. They made attempts to rescue the fighters, but without success,” said Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the military’s spokesperson.

“This is a complex event that is still being investigated. When the investigation is completed, we will present it first to the families and then to the public. This our duty.”

Turning to Iran, Defrin claimed that Israel had “significantly damaged” its nuclear program and “set it back by years.”

China hopes for ‘lasting and effective’ ceasefire

China, a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council and close Iranian partner, says it hopes a “lasting and effective ceasefire can be achieved so as to promote the realization of peace and stability in the Middle East.”

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun added Wednesday that China was “willing to maintain friendly cooperation with Iran to benefit the two peoples and inject positive factors to safeguard peace and stability in the Middle East.”

China is a major buyer of Iranian oil and has long supported the regime politically, blaming Israel for starting the latest conflict and destabilizing the region.

Iranian Parliament takes step toward ending cooperation with IAEA

Iran’s Parliament voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to fast-track a proposal that would effectively stop the country’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to Iranian state TV.

The move comes a day after a ceasefire deal took hold between Iran and Israel following a destructive 12-day war.

If successful, the legislation would make any external oversight of the country’s nuclear program much more difficult.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Arab media Tuesday that it was too early to determine whether his government will continue working with the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog, saying that the IAEA treaty “failed to protect our rights and our facilities.”

While Iran’s Parliament has the ability to pass legislation, the final decision on any security-related matter would ultimately come from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Israeli forces kill a Palestinian woman in east Jerusalem, official says

A Palestinian official says Israeli forces shot and killed a 66-year-old Palestinian woman in east Jerusalem Tuesday night.

Israeli forces stormed the Shuafat refugee camp overnight, killing Zahia Obeidi with a shot to the head around 10 p.m. and seizing her body, said Marouf Al-Refai, an adviser to the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem.

Israeli police said they were investigating her death, saying she arrived at the Shuafat checkpoint with “penetrating” injuries and was pronounced dead by paramedics on scene.

7 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza

Israel’s military said Wednesday that seven soldiers had been killed the day before inside Gaza.

A military official, speaking on the condition of anonymity in line with military regulations, said that the seven were killed around 5 p.m. when an explosive affixed to their armored vehicle in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis detonated.

The military said another soldier was badly wounded Tuesday from RPG fire.

The incident was an unusually deadly one for Israel’s troops operating inside Gaza.

The military says over 860 soldiers have been killed since the war began with the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack — including more than 400 during fighting inside Gaza.

— By Julia Frankel in Jerusalem

Hamas claims attack on Israeli soldiers

Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, said on its Telegram channel Tuesday it had ambushed Israeli soldiers taking cover inside a residential building in the southern Gaza Strip.

Some of the soldiers were killed and other injured after they were targeted by a Yassin 105 missile and another missile south of Khan Younis, Hamas said.

Al-Qassam fighters then targeted the building with machine guns.

It was not immediately clear whether the incident was related to the Israeli military’s announcement that seven of its soldiers were killed Tuesday in Gaza.

Iran executes more prisoners

Iran executed three more prisoners Wednesday over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency reported, the latest hangings connected to its war with Israel.

Iran identified the three men executed Wednesday as Azad Shojaei, Edris Aali and Iraqi national Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul.

Iran is one of the world’s top executioners. After the brutal 1980s Iran-Iraq war, Iran carried out the mass execution of thousands of political prisoners and others, raising concerns among activists about a similar wave coming after the war with Israel.

The hangings happened in Urmia Prison in Iran’s West Azerbaijan province.

IRNA cited Iran’s judiciary for the news, saying the men had been accused of bringing “assassination equipment” into the country.

Wednesday’s executions bring the total number of hangings for espionage around the war up to six.

Israeli strikes killed more than 1,000 in Iran, group says

Israeli strikes on Iran have killed at least 1,054 people and wounded 4,476 others, according to figures released Wednesday by the Washington-based group Human Rights Activists.

The group, which has provided detailed casualty figures from multiple rounds of unrest in Iran, said of those killed, it identified 417 civilians and 318 security force personnel.

Iran’s government provided sporadic casualty information throughout the war. Its latest update on Tuesday put the death toll at 606 people killed, with 5,332 others being injured.

CIA director says Iran’s nuclear sites ‘severely damaged’

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Watch: Trump says the US will talk with Iran “next week”

The head of the CIA has said US strikes “severely damaged” Iran’s nuclear facilities and set them back years, diverging from a leaked intelligence report that angered President Donald Trump by downplaying the raid’s impact. John Ratcliffe, the US spy agency’s director, said key sites had been destroyed, though he stopped short of declaring that Iran’s nuclear programme had been eliminated outright. It comes a day after a leaked preliminary assessment from a Pentagon intelligence agency suggested core components of Iran’s nuclear programme remained intact after the US bombings. President Trump again maintained the raid had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities.

The Republican president took to social media on Wednesday to post that the “fake news” media had “lied and totally misrepresented the facts, none of which they had”. He said Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and other military officials would hold an “interesting and irrefutable” news conference on Thursday at the Pentagon “in order to fight for the Dignity of our Great American Pilots”.

Watch: BBC’s Lyse Doucet reports from Iran during ceasefire with Israel

It came as Israel and Iran seemed for a second day to be honouring a fragile ceasefire that Trump helped negotiate this week on the 12th day of the war. Speaking at The Hague where he attended a Nato summit on Wednesday, Trump said of the strikes: “It was very severe. It was obliteration.” He also said he would probably seek a commitment from Iran to end its nuclear ambitions at talks next week. Iran has not acknowledged any such negotiations. But US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told US network NBC there has been direct and indirect communication between the countries. The statement from Ratcliffe, who was appointed by Trump, said the CIA’s information included “new intelligence from an historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years”.

Watch: Lawmakers split on US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has also come out in support of Trump’s assessment on the damage to Iranian nuclear facilities. “If the Iranians chose to rebuild, they would have to rebuild all three facilities (Natanz, Fordo, Esfahan) entirely, which would likely take years to do,” she wrote on X. The US operation involved 125 military aircraft, targeting the three main Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday. New satellite images show six craters clustered around two entry points at Fordo, with similar craters spotted at Isfahan. But it is unclear if the nuclear facilities located deep underground were wiped out. A report from the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency was leaked to US media on Tuesday, estimating that the US bombing had set back Iran’s nuclear programme “only a few months”. The US defence secretary said that assessment was made with “low confidence”.

Officials familiar with the evaluation cautioned it was an early assessment that could change as more information emerges. The US has 18 intelligence agencies, which sometimes produce conflicting reports based on their mission and area of expertise. UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday that there is a chance Tehran moved much of its highly enriched uranium elsewhere as it came under attack. But Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told Al Jazeera on Wednesday: “Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that’s for sure.” He did not elaborate.

Nato boss commends ‘daddy’ Trump’s handling of Israel-Iran conflict

Israel Iran War News Live Updates: Iran said its nuclear installations were “badly damaged” by US airstrikes, the first such comments by Tehran as debate grows over how much the bombardment managed to dent the Islamic Republic’s atomic programme. “Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that’s for sure,” foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Al Jazeera TV in an interview on Wednesday. Baghaei did not give further details and said authorities were still assessing the situation on the ground. He added that the US attacks were a “detrimental blow” to international law and the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to which Iran is a signatory. The comments are the first time an Iranian official has addressed the scope of damage caused by the June 22 strikes which involved US attacks on three nuclear facilities in Iran.

Israel Iran War News Live Updates: Iran said its nuclear installations were “badly damaged” by US airstrikes, the first such comments by Tehran as debate grows over how much the bombardment managed to dent the Islamic Republic’s atomic programme.

Trump says US-Iran talks likely next week, claims “destroyed” Iran’s nuclear program US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed that American and Iranian officials would hold talks next week, raising hopes of longer-term peace following a fragile ceasefire, even as Tehran insisted it would not abandon its nuclear ambitions, The Times of Israel reported.

Trump, speaking at the NATO Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague, said he wasn’t particularly interested in restarting negotiations with Iran, asserting that US strikes had “destroyed” Iran’s nuclear program. “We may sign an agreement, I don’t know. To me, I don’t think it’s that necessary,” Trump said. “The way I look at it, they fought, the war is done.”

However, Iran has not acknowledged any upcoming talks. An Iranian official questioned the credibility of the US after its strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. The Iranian parliament also moved to fast-track legislation that would halt cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, The Times of Israel noted.

Earlier, Trump described the ceasefire as “going very well,” asserting that Iran would neither possess a nuclear bomb nor continue enrichment. “We destroyed the nuclear,” he claimed. “It’s blown up, to Kingdom Come… We’re gonna meet with them actually.” Trump also said he had asked US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to draft an agreement for Iran to sign.

The Times of Israel reported that Israel launched airstrikes on June 13 targeting top Iranian military leaders, nuclear scientists, enrichment facilities and missile programs.

On June 22, US strikes followed, hitting key Iranian nuclear sites including Natanz, Fordo and Isfahan.

(reports ANI)

26 people arrested in Iran over collaborating with Israel: local media Iran’s intelligence services have arrested 26 people, accusing them of collaborating with Israel, state media Fars news agency reported, days after a ceasefire between the two countries was announced.

“These individuals were identified as operatives and deceived participants in the recent imposed war by the Zionist regime have been arrested by the Intelligence Organization of the Hazrat Vali Asr Corps,” Iranian state media Fars news agency said on Wednesday.

“Most of them have confessed to their actions, including anti-security activities, spreading public anxiety, and acts of sabotage,” it added, citing a statement by the organisation.

The arrest came after Israel’s military chief said Wednesday that its commandos had operated secretly inside Iran during the countries’ 12-day war, as its spy chief also hailed assistance from US intelligence.

Trump says US and Iranian officials will talk next week as ceasefire holds Israel and Iran seemed to honor the fragile ceasefire between them for a second day Wednesday and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that American and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace.

Trump, who helped negotiate the ceasefire that took hold Tuesday on the 12th day of the war, told reporters at a NATO summit that he was not particularly interested in restarting negotiations with Iran, insisting that U.S. strikes had destroyed its nuclear program. Earlier in the day, an Iranian official questioned whether the United States could be trusted after its weekend attack.

“We may sign an agreement, I don’t know,” Trump said. “The way I look at it, they fought, the war is done.”

Iran has not acknowledged any talks taking place next week, though U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff has said there has been direct and indirect communication between the countries. A sixth round of U.S.-Iran negotiations was scheduled for earlier this month in Oman but was canceled after Israel attacked Iran.

The head of Israel’s military say that Israeli commandos had operated secretly inside Iran during the countries’ 12-day war

Ali Shadmani, Head of Revolutionary Guards’ Command Cente, dies of wounds sustained last week, reports Reuters

Trump says he does not think it is necessary to draw up and agreement with Iran

Conflict between Iran and Israel could start again, says Trump Trump said that he is not relying on Israel intelligence

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson says nuclear installations badly damaged by American strikes, reports Reuters citing AP journalist’s X post

China stocks closes at six-month high as Middle East truce lifts sentiment

Israel Iran War News Live Updates: Iran ‘won’t be building bombs for a long time’ says Trump

Israel’s energy ministry says it gave permission for natural gas fields to resume operations reports Reuters

Iran executes three more prisoners over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency says reports AP

Trump cries fake news as US intel findings challenge his bunker-buster claim US President Donald Trump has vehemently dismissed media reports that claimed the recent American airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities failed to eliminate key parts of Tehran’s programme. He insisted that the targeted sites were “completely destroyed”, countering a Pentagon intelligence assessment cited by major US news outlets on the day of the Israel-Iran ceasefire. Read more

Iran hangs 3 men accused of spying for Israel: judiciary Iran executed three men on Wednesday, after they were convicted of collaborating with Israel’s Mossad spy agency and smuggling equipment used in an assassination, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.

The equipment they smuggled was used in the assassination of one unnamed personality, Mizan reported without giving further details.

Entangled in a decades-long shadow war with Israel before the recent open conflict, Iran has put to death many individuals convicted of having links with the Mossad and facilitating the latter’s operations in the country.

These range from assassinations of nuclear scientists to acts of sabotage meant to undermine Iran’s nuclear programme.

International community breathes a sigh of relief as Israel-Iran truce holds After mounting fears of regional spillover, the international community breathed a sigh of relief at the apparent Iran-Israel truce.

Trump, who had previously toyed with “regime change” in Iran, rejected the idea en route to a NATO summit in the Netherlands.

“If there was, there was, but no I don’t want it. I’d like to see everything calm down as quickly as possible,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.

Meeting Trump on the sidelines of the summit on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “expressed his satisfaction with the ceasefire achieved between Israel and Iran through President Trump’s efforts, hoping it would be permanent,” his office said.

Russia and Germany are among the other countries to hail the truce.

US intel report claims Iran’s nuclear sites were not destroyed

B-2 bombers hit two Iranian nuclear sites with massive GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs while a guided missile submarine struck a third with Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Trump initially said the attacks had “obliterated” the nuclear sites while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington’s forces had “devastated the Iranian nuclear programme”.

But a preliminary report by the Defense Intelligence Agency said the bombings sealed off entrances to some facilities without destroying underground buildings, according to US media, which cited sources familiar with the findings.

Trump rebuffed the media reports.

“THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED!” the president posted on his Truth Social.

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US media on Tuesday reported that a classified US intelligence document had concluded that American strikes last weekend did not fully eliminate Iran’s centrifuges or stockpile of enriched uranium.B-2 bombers hit two Iranian nuclear sites with massive GBU-57 bunker-buster bombs while a guided missile submarine struck a third with Tomahawk cruise missiles.Trump initially said the attacks had “obliterated” the nuclear sites while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Washington’s forces had “devastated the Iranian nuclear programme”.But a preliminary report by the Defense Intelligence Agency said the bombings sealed off entrances to some facilities without destroying underground buildings, according to US media, which cited sources familiar with the findings.Trump rebuffed the media reports.”THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED!” the president posted on his Truth Social.

Grok shows ‘flaws’ in fact-checking Israel-Iran war Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok produced inaccurate and contradictory responses when users sought to fact-check the Israel-Iran conflict, a study said Tuesday, raising fresh doubts about its reliability as a debunking tool.

With tech platforms reducing their reliance on human fact-checkers, users are increasingly utilizing AI-powered chatbots — including xAI’s Grok — in search of reliable information, but their responses are often themselves prone to misinformation.

“The investigation into Grok’s performance during the first days of the Israel-Iran conflict exposes significant flaws and limitations in the AI chatbot’s ability to provide accurate, reliable, and consistent information during times of crisis,” said the study from the Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) of the Atlantic Council, an American think tank.

“Grok demonstrated that it struggles with verifying already-confirmed facts, analyzing fake visuals, and avoiding unsubstantiated claims.”

The DFRLab analyzed around 130,000 posts in various languages on the platform X, where the AI assistant is built in, to find that Grok was “struggling to authenticate AI-generated media.”

What happens now that a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is in place? The whipsaw chain of events involving Iran, Israel and the United States that culminated in a surprise ceasefire has raised many questions about how the Trump administration will approach the Middle East going forward.

Yet, the answer to the bottom line question — “what’s next?” — remains unknowable and unpredictable. That is because President Donald Trump has essentially sidelined the traditional U.S. national security apparatus and confined advice and decision-making to a very small group of top aides operating from the White House.

While there is uncertainty about whether the ceasefire between Iran and Israel will hold, it opens the possibility of renewed talks with Tehran over its nuclear program and reinvigorating stalled negotiations in other conflicts.

“Now it’s time for us to sit down with the Iranians and get to a comprehensive peace agreement,” special envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday on Fox News Channel.

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US to open Jerusalem Embassy on June 25 following ceasefire between Israel and Iran and home front command is lifting all restrictions: Statement.

Indian Embassy in Iran begins to phase down evacuation process as Israel-Iran ceasefire takes effect The Indian Embassy in Iran announced that it will be gradually winding down its evacuation exercise for Indian nationals, initiated after the escalated conflict in the region following Israel’s military operations on the Islamic Republic, as a ceasefire deal was made between the two countries on Tuesday.

In a post on X, the Embassy detailed the closure of the contact desk set up for registering new names of Indian nationals for evacuation, while assuring continued monitoring of the security situation.

“Announcement from Embassy of India, Tehran: Since there has been an announcement of ceasefire, the Embassy is gradually winding up the evacuation exercise initiated during the military conflict in Iran. Hence the Embassy has closed the contact desk that was opened to register new names for evacuation. At the same time, Govt. of India is keeping a careful eye on the evolving situation & will reassess its strategy in case there is again a threat to the security of Indian nationals in Iran,” the Embassy stated.

The Embassy advised Indian nationals currently in other parts of Iran, who were planning to travel to Iran’s Mashhad for evacuation, to remain in their current locations and continue monitoring news updates and any revised advice from the Embassy.

After US strikes on Iran, Trump told Netanyahu not to expect further American offensive military action, reports AP, quoting source

Iranian President Pezeshkian congratulates ‘great victory’ to Iran

Israel’s Iran campaign ‘not over’, entering ‘new phase’, says military chief-

Israel’s military chief says conclusion of ‘significant chapter’ but campaign against Iran is not over

Oil prices extend losses, Brent crude down by $4 a barrel as Israel-Iran ceasefire reduces Middle East supply risk

Iran reopens airspace for international flights to and from Tehran with prior permission Flightradar24: Iranian airspace is now open to international arrivals and departures to/from Tehran with prior permission

Saudi foreign minister arrives in Doha for emergency GCC meeting Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, has arrived in Doha, Qatar, to attend the emergency meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers.

Akasa Air progressively restoring flight operations in the Middle East

Qatar Airways working to retore global airline operations

Iran says to start rebuilding homes, facilities damaged in Israel strikes

Iran president says country will respect ceasefire if Israel does

Deputy head of Iran Intelligence killed in Israeli attack, reports Reuters citing Fars News reports without mentioning the time

Netanyahu says Israel carried out powerful attack in Tehran at 3 am

Israel PM Office says the country resisted from further strikes following Netanyahu’s talk with Trump

Trump says Russian President Vladimir Putin called to help with Iran

Trump says Iran is not going to have a nuclear weapon

Trump says he does not want a regime change in Iran Trump adds that a regime change would lead to chaos.

Air France to resume flights to and from Dubai, Riyadh from June 25

Iran media report explosions in country’s north

Israeli army radio says military attacked Iranian radar near Tehran, reports Reuters.

Israeli PM Benjamin Natanyahu tells Trump he could not cancel attack and a retaliation was needed for Iran’s ceasefire violation, Reuters reports citing Axiom.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say taught Israel a ‘lesson’

Trump says Iran will never be able to rebuild its nuclear facilities “Iran will never be able to rebuild its nuclear facilities. From there? Absolutely not. That place is under rock. That place is demolished. The B2 pilots did their job better than anybody could have imagined,” Trump said.

Trump says Israel will wave “friendly plane” to Iran “Iran will never be able to rebuild its nuclear facilities. From there? Absolutely not. That place is under rock. That place is demolished. The B2 pilots did their job better than anybody could have imagined,” Trump said.

Trump expresses displeasure over Israel striking Iran “I am not happy that Israel is going out now. There was one rocket that I guess was fired overboard, and it missed its target. Now Israel is going out. These guys gotta calm down. Ridiculous. I didn’t like the fact that Israel unloaded right after we made the deal… That’s not what we want,” Trump said.

Turkish President says Israeli aggression should stop entirely

Trump warns Israel: Bombing Iran would be a major violation, bring your pilots home, now! US President Donald Trump on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel’s violation of ceasefire, and its resumption of strikes on Iran, calling on Tel Aviv to stop the bombing. Read more

Qatar PM says hopes Israel will not take advantage of Iran truce to keep bombing Gaza Mediator Qatar’s said Tuesday it was working on resuming Gaza ceasefire talks in days, urging Israel not to exploit a truce with Iran to “unleash everything it wants to unleash” on the blockaded strip.

“We are still continuing our efforts, and God willing, we will try to look for an opportunity during the next two days for having indirect negotiations between the two parties… We hope that the Israeli side will not exploit the ceasefire with Iran to unleash what it wants to unleash on Gaza and continue its bombing of” the strip, said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani during a joint press conference with his Lebanese coutnerpart.

(reports AFP)

Qatar PM persuaded Iran to accept ceasefire: source with knowledge of talks Qatar’s prime minister persuaded Iran to agree to a US-proposed ceasefire with Israel after Tehran fired missiles at an American base near Doha, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Tuesday.

“Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani… persuaded Iran to agree to the proposal in a call with the Iranians,” the source told AFP.

Iran’s Araqchi to Emirati counterpart: ‘Illegal attacks of US and Israel pose an unprecedented threat to regional peace and stability’ reports Reuters

Qatari Prime Minister: We hope we don’t see any hostility in Gulf neighbourhood in future reports Reuters

Qatari Prime Minister: Iranian attacks on Qatar will scar relations with Iran but hopes neighbourly relations will not be damaged reports Reuters

Iran accuses Israel of conducting strikes after ceasefire announcement Iran’s armed forces accused Israel of launching strikes at the Islamic republic until Tuesday morning, after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the two foes.

“The Zionist regime launched three waves of attacks on sites in Iranian territory until 9:00 am (0530 GMT) today,” a spokesman for the armed forces command was quoted as saying on state TV, without providing further details.

(reports AFP)

Qatari Prime Minister: US asked Qatar to communicate with Iran for a ceasefire, we made the sufficient communications to make that happen reports Reuters

Qatari Prime Minister: Iranian attack on US base in Qatar is an unacceptable act reports Reuters

Prisoners at Tehran’s Evin ‘transferred’ after Israeli strike: judiciary Iran’s prison authority has “transferred” prisoners out of Evin prison after it was hit by Israeli strikes, the judiciary said on Tuesday.

The prison authority “transferred the inmates who were serving their sentences in this prison (Evin) to other facilities within Tehran province… to safeguard the rights of the prisoners and to provide space for emergency response teams”, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website said.

Local media reported the process had been completed, but it was not clear how many prisoners were transferred.

(reports AFP)

Iran’s military command spokesperson says Israel struck Iran up until 9 am local time – Iranian State TV reports Reuters

Iran denies firing missiles at Israel after ceasefire announcement Iran on Tuesday denied it launched missiles at Israel in the “last few hours”, after Israel accused it of doing so following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire.

The general staff of the Iranian army “denied the launch of missiles from Iran to the occupied territories (Israel) in the last few hours”, state television reported.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz had earlier said Israel would “respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire” after the military reported incoming Iranian missiles.

(reports AFP)

Israel Iran War Live: Iran says ‘compelled’ Israel to ‘unilaterally halt its aggression’ Israel Iran War Live: Iran’s top security body on Tuesday said the Islamic republic’s forces had “compelled” Israel to “unilaterally” cease fire, adding that they remained “on high alert” to respond to “any act of aggression”.

Referring to a “divine gift”, the Supreme National Security Council said Iran’s actions against Israel led to “victory and triumph that compelled the enemy to regret, accept defeat, and unilaterally halt its aggression”.

Iran’s forces “remain on high alert, with fingers on the trigger, ready to deliver a decisive and regret-inducing response to any act of aggression”.

Iran says remains ‘on high alert’ to respond to ‘any act of aggression’ reports AFP

News about a missile attack by Iran on Israel after ceasefire took effect is false, Iran’s ISNA says reports Reuters

Israel airports authority says it aims for a gradual return to normal operations in the coming hours reports Reuters

Israel airports authority says at this stage there is no change in flight scheduled at airports in Tel Aviv and Haifa reports Reuters

Iraq reopens airspace after Trump’s Iran-Israel truce announcement Iraq reopened its airspace Tuesday, 12 days after closing it amid the Iran-Israel war, aviation authorities said, following Israel’s acceptance of a ceasefire plan announced by US President Donald Trump.

The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority announced the “reopening of Iraqi airspace to international air traffic, following a comprehensive assessment of the security situation and coordination with relevant national and international authorities.”

(reports AFP)

Oman Air says flight schedule return to normal operations after last night’s cancellations due to Middle East tensions reports Reuters

Israeli defence minister orders attacks on Iran after ceasefire ‘violation’ Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he has ordered the country’s military to respond forcefully to what he said was Iran’s violation of a ceasefire with Israel.

The directive followed an announcement by the military that it had detected missile launches from Iran towards Israel.

Less than three hours earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump had said that the ceasefire was now in effect. Katz said the military had now been instructed to carry out high-intensity operations against targets in Tehran.

(reports Reuters)

Iran’s Takhtravanchi to Qatari official: Tehran appreciates Doha’s constructive role in preventing regional escalation reports Reuters

Qatar summons Iran ambassador after attack on US base reports AFP

Israeli military says citizens can leave protected areas after military identified missiles launched earlier from Iran reports Reuters

Israeli defense minister: I instructed the military to respond forcefully to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire with high-intensity strikes against targets in the heart of Tehran reports Reuters

Iraqi military spokesperson says: A number of drones targeted several Iraqi military sites and bases reports Reuters

Iraqi military spokesperson says targeting caused significant damage to radar systems at several bases without any human casualties reports Reuters

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Sirens sound in north Israel as army warns of incoming Iran missiles reports AFP

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Israel army says detects incoming Iranian missiles despite ceasefire reports AFP

Iran state TV says Israeli strike killed nuclear scientist Iranian state television said Tuesday an overnight Israeli strike killed a nuclear scientist in northern Iran, before US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire was taking effect between the Middle Eastern foes.

Citing sources, the broadcaster reported the killing of Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber at his parents’ residence in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh in northern Iran.

Mohammad Reza Seddighi Saber was under US sanctions. Several days ago, his 17-year-old son was reported killed in a strike on their home in Tehran, the broadcaster said.

(reports AFP)

Israel opposition leader calls for end of Gaza war after Iran ceasefire Israel’s opposition leader on Tuesday called for an end to the more than 20-month war with Hamas in Gaza, after Israel announced it had agreed to a ceasefire with Iran.

“And now Gaza. It’s time to finish it there too. Bring back the hostages, end the war,” Yair Lapid wrote on X.

(reports AFP)

Oil prices fall 5% after Israel agrees to ceasefire proposal Oil prices sank more than five percent Tuesday after Israel said it had agreed to US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire with Iran.

At around 0640 GMT, Brent was up 5.0 percent at $67.93 per barrel, while the main US crude contract WTI was 5.1 percent higher at $65.01 per barrel.

(reports AFP)

I welcome the American President’s call for a sequenced ceasefire. If this ceasefire succeeds following the decisive U.S. military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, it is a very positive development. This will make the Middle East and the world safer. I appeal to both Iran and Israel to heed this call. I thank Qatar and the other states in the region for their restraint in the dramatic last days and hours. With the American and European partners, we will discuss on the sidelines of today’s NATO summit in The Hague how the situation can now be further stabilized. – Friedrich Merz, Chancellor, Germany

Iran media says overnight Israeli strike killed nine people in north Iranian media on Tuesday said an overnight Israeli strike on the north of the country killed nine people, ahead of US President Donald Trump’s announcement of the start of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.

“Four residential buildings were completely destroyed and several neighbouring houses were damaged in the blasts,” said Fars news agency, citing Ali Bagheri, an official in the northern province of Gilan.

(reports AFP)

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Israel says agreed to Trump proposal for bilateral ceasefire with Iran Israel said Tuesday it had agreed to “bilateral ceasefire” with Iran proposed by US President Donald Trump, following 12 days of war with its arch-foe.

“Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the cabinet… to announce that Israel had achieved all the objectives of Operation ‘Rising Lion’ and much more,” the government said in a statement, adding that it had removed “an immediate dual existential threat: nuclear and ballistic”.

“Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defence and for their participation in removing the Iranian nuclear threat,” the statement said, adding that “Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.”

(reports AFP)

Iran confirms the death of nuclear scientist Mohammadreza Sediqi who was killed in Israeli strike before ceasefire came into effect Nournews reports, says Reuters

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Netanyahu says Israel has agreed to Trump’s ceasefire proposal with Iran reports Reuters

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Israel will respond forcefully to any violations of the ceasefire, says Netanyahu reports Reuters

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Israel government says ‘achieved all objectives’ in war with Iran reports AFP

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Nine people killed early Tuesday in Israeli strikes on residential buildings in northern Iranian province of Gilan, deputy provincial governor says reports Reuters citing Tasnim

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Israel army says public can leave shelters after Iran missile threat Israel’s military said the public could leave areas near shelters on Tuesday, after multiple waves of Iranian missiles which killed four people in the south.

“Following a situational assessment, the Home Front Command has announced that the requirement to remain near protected spaces throughout the country has been lifted,” the military said in a statement, after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the two foes.

(reports AFP)

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Israeli emergency services say death toll in Beersheba strike has risen to 7 people, with at least a dozen injured reports AP

In response to heightened tensions in conflict affected areas in West Asia, #IAF C-17 aircraft commenced missions from Jordan and Egypt to extricate Indian nationals, and citizens of friendly countries. The IAF remains committed as first responders to provide assistance within the country and across the globe in times of need – Indian Air Force via X

Israel Iran Attack Live Updates: Israel rescuers say death toll from Iran strike in south rises to 4 reports AFP

Ceasefire begins following four waves of Iranian attacks on Israeli-occupied territories, says Iran’s state media reports Reuters

Iranian state media says fifth missile wave fired at northern Israel Iran’s state media said on Tuesday that a fifth wave of missiles was headed towards Israel around the time a staggered ceasefire announced by the United States was due to begin.

“The fifth wave of this morning’s missile attack from Iran is on its way to the occupied territories,” Irib posted on Telegram just before 0400 GMT.

(reports AFP)

Iran confirms ceasefire with Israel after Trump announcement Iranian state television announced a ceasefire with Israel early Tuesday, hours after President Donald Trump said an agreement had been reached. The Israeli government had no immediate comment, but said Iranian missile strikes continued and at least three people were killed.

Trump made the announcement after more than a week of missile strikes between Israel and Iran, and two days after American bombers attacked Iranian nuclear facilities.

Trump indicated that the ceasefire would go into effect in stages Tuesday. The precise terms of the ceasefire, including when it would begin, were unclear. But Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi of Iran suggested in a social media post about 4:30 a.m. that it had already taken effect, saying the Iranian military fought until the “very last minute.”

Adding to the uncertainty, the Israeli military also said that Iran had fired missiles at Israel in three waves early Tuesday. The nation’s emergency service said at least three people were killed in this latest round of missiles from Iran.

It’s not unusual for two adversaries to exchange fire in the early hours of a ceasefire, before a total pause takes effect.

(reports NYT)

Qatari Emir expresses to Trump, in phone call, his gratitude for Trump’s stance with Qatar following Iranian attack on US base Reuters reports, citing state news agency

Iran’s Press TV: Ceasefire begins following four waves of Iranian attacks on Israeli-occupied territories reports Reuters

Israel army says sires sound in north Israel after Iran missiles fired reports AFP

Iran’s SNN says Tehran fired last round of missiles toward Israel before ceasefire comes into effect reports Reuters

We couldn’t have made today’s “deal” without the talent and courage of our great B-2 pilots, and all of those associated with that operation. In a certain and very ironic way, that perfect “hit,” late in the evening, brought everyone together, and the deal was made – Donald Trump on Truth Social

Israel Iran Ceasefire Live Updates: Israeli military issues another warning of incoming missiles from Iran, fifth alert since Trump-announced ceasefire reports Reuters

Those who know the Iranian people and their history know that the Iranian nation isn’t a nation that surrenders. – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader

Iran state media says new wave of missiles fired towards Israel Iranian state media Irib said a new wave of missiles was heading for Israel, after US President Donald Trump announced a staggered ceasefire between the two Middle East foes.

“Fourth salvo of missiles fired from Iran toward Israel,” Iranian state media Irib posted on Telegram.

(reports AFP)

Israeli military says fourth wave of missiles launched from Iran towards Israel

3 killed in Israel’s Beersheba by Iranian missiles hours after Trump’s ceasefire claim For the third time in just one hour, Israelis across multiple regions were forced to run for cover early Tuesday as the Israeli military confirmed another missile launch from Iran.

Sirens were activated nationwide, and residents in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Beersheba rushed to underground shelters. Israeli media reported that three people were killed in Beersheba following a direct strike, marking the first confirmed fatalities in the latest exchange.

Military Confirms Successive Strikes

The Israeli Defence Forces said they had identified multiple launches from Iranian territory targeting central and southern Israel. Authorities have asked the public to remain in shelters and avoid open areas as interception efforts continue.

Ceasefire Denied by Iran as Explosions Rock Tehran

The attacks came just hours after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran. Iran swiftly rejected that claim, insisting no deal had been reached.

Explosions were also reported in Tehran. Iranian officials said the country would only halt its retaliation if Israel stopped its military operations.

Iranian diplomat Abbas Araghchi posted on X: “I thank ‘brave’ armed forces who remain ready to defend our dear country until their last drop of blood, and who responded to any attack by the enemy until the very last minute.”

Explosion heard over Tel Aviv: Reuters witness.

A number of distant explosions heard in Jerusalem: Reuters witness.

Israeli military says citizens can leave protected areas, signaling latest Iranian missile threat over.

Sirens sounding in Israel due to a missile launch from Iran: IDF

Israeli army says Iranian missiles fired at Israel ‘short while ago’

US Intel chief Tulsi Gabbard tweets ‘only President Trump could have achieved this historic ceasefire agreement’

IndiGo issues new travel advisory as airports across the Middle East gradually reopen IndiGo issues a travel advisory. As airports across the Middle East gradually reopen, we are prudently and progressively resuming operations on these routes. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are fully considering the safest available flight paths to ensure secure and seamless travel. Please stay updated via our mobile app or website, as reported by ANI.

Iran FM says ‘no agreement’ as of now on ceasefire with Israel

“As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Araghchi posted on social media, shortly after the US president announced a deal would begin around 0400 GMT.

Araghchi added that if “the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that there was no ceasefire agreement with Israel as of now, but if it stopped its attacks then Tehran would also stop firing.”As of now, there is NO ‘agreement’ on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations,” Araghchi posted on social media, shortly after the US president announced a deal would begin around 0400 GMT.Araghchi added that if “the Israeli regime stops its illegal aggression against the Iranian people no later than 4 am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.”

Flights resume in Qatar after airspace reopens ahead of ceasefire deal Flights resumed in Qatar late Monday after the country reopened its airspace, which had been closed earlier in the day following reported missile strikes linked to rising regional tensions.

The move came after Iran announced it had targeted US forces at the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. The strike, according to Iranian state television, was in retaliation for American attacks on its nuclear facilities.

Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the airspace closure was necessary “to ensure the safety of citizens, residents, and visitors.”

Authorities confirmed that the missiles were successfully intercepted. No injuries or damage were reported.

Flights Resume After Brief Halt

Qatar Airways, the country’s flag carrier, announced the reinstatement of its flight operations shortly after the airspace reopened.

“Qatar Airways confirms reinstatement of flights as airspace reopens in the State of Qatar. Our focus at this time is to help our passengers return home or reach their onward journey safely and smoothly,” the airline said in a statement posted on X.

The airline said it would continue to monitor the situation and keep travellers informed.

Background to the Airstrike

The missile incident occurred amid heightened conflict between Iran and the United States. Tehran claimed it was responding to US military action on its nuclear infrastructure.

Al Udeid Air Base, located southwest of Doha, is one of the largest US military installations in the region.

The Qatari government did not issue further details about the interception but reassured the public that the situation was under control and that normal operations had resumed.

As of Tuesday morning, inbound and outbound flights at Hamad International Airport were running on schedule.

Iran’s Araqchi: The final decision on the cessation of our military operations will be made later. If Israel stops its ‘illegal aggression’ against Iranians no later than 4am Tehran time, we have no intention to continue our response afterwards.

Iran’s foreign minister says Iran will stop its attacks if Israel stops its airstrikes by 4 a.m. local time in Tehran.

Drone strikes military base near Baghdad: Iraqi military official

India tells citizens in Qatar: No security concern, Indian Embassy to function as usual

UN chief presses for return to diplomacy in Israel-Iran conflict Secretary-General Antonio is publicly and privately “being supportive of any diplomatic efforts that can be restored,” the UN spokesman says.

Asked about France and Russia who have offered to mediate in the US-Israel-Iran conflict, spokesman Stephane Dujarric said there are also other countries: “We’ve seen Oman being very productive in that sense, and I think anyone that can help, should help.”

The secretary-general “has condemned every escalation in this conflict,” Dujarric told UN reporters Monday.

“What we need to see is not more missiles going both ways or different ways. What we need to see is, as we said, a return to diplomacy.”

He stressed: “The more we see unilateral use of force, the more we see violations of international law, the riskier the region gets.”

Israel-Iran War: An Indian national evacuated from Iran as part of Operation Sindhu says, “I am coming from Iran. I did not face any trouble. The government here rescued us. There (in Iran) also, we were treated well.”

Qatar Airways confirms reinstatement of flights as airspace reopens in the State of Qatar.

Iraq’s foreign ministry says military options must be avoided Iraq’s foreign ministry said in a statement Monday that “regional crises can only be resolved through dialogue, resorting to diplomatic channels, and avoiding military options, which only bring further escalation and suffering”.

The statement stopped short of condemning the attack by Iran on a US base in Qatar, but said Iraq is “following with deep concern the dangerous and accelerating escalation in the region”.

Baghdad has close ties to both Washington and Tehran and has attempted to strike a delicate balance between them.

US confirms no casualties from Iran’s attack on base in Qatar Iran launched a missile attack Monday on a US military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites. The attack came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution amid threats from Iran. The US confirmed the air base in Qatar was targeted by a missile attack from Iran and said no casualties were reported.

Iran said its Monday night missile attack on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar matched the number of bombs dropped by the United States on its nuclear sites this weekend, signalling its likely desire to deescalate.

Johanna Moore, Ben Rezaei, Ria Reddy, Avery Borens, Kelly Campa, and Brian Carter

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The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) publish daily updates on the aftermath of the Iran-Israel war. This update will continue to cover the regime’s activities at home and abroad as it attempts to navigate the post-war environment.

Click here to see ISW-CTP’s interactive map showing the total strikes in Iran since June 12, as well as an interactive timelapse showing the strikes day-by-day.

Key Takeaways

A leaked, low-confidence US intelligence assessment found that the US and Israeli strikes caused “moderate to severe” damage to Iran’s nuclear facilities, but that they did not “collapse” the facility. The destruction of the centrifuges and equipment inside does not necessarily require the collapse of the facility itself. A conclusive battle damage assessment of nuclear facilities will take time, given the buried nature of Iran’s nuclear sites and limited on-site access.

Senior Iranian leadership suggested that Iran may not be willing to cooperate with various international organizations and treaties in the future, despite Iran’s historic and current non-adherence to such agreements.

The Iranian regime is prioritizing regime security in the wake of the Iran-Israel War. The regime has arrested hundreds of Iranians, and it has focused its efforts on Kurdish areas.

Preliminary intelligence assessments suggest the US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities caused serious damage to the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP). The New York Times published a June 25 report on a leaked, low-confidence US intelligence assessment of the recent US strikes on the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant.[1] The New York Times and other Western media outlets cite very little direct information from the report. Unspecified sources, in their characterization of the assessment, said that the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessed that the US and Israeli strikes.[2] Unspecified officials added that the findings indicated that US bunker-buster bombs sealed entrances to two unspecified nuclear sites but failed to “collapse their underground buildings.”[3]

The destruction of the centrifuges and equipment inside does not necessarily require the collapse of the facility itself. The Institute of Science and International Security, a nuclear nonproliferation think tank that has long studied the Iranian nuclear program, assessed that it was very likely the strikes destroyed or damaged most of the centrifuges at Fordow on the basis of the impact locations and the effects of the blast waves.[4] It is notable in the context of the leaked US assessments that the Institute did not assess the damage on the basis of whether facilities “collapsed.” This is consistent with claims by other unspecified officials to the New York Times, who said that the Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan nuclear facilities had all suffered “moderate to severe damage.”[5] CTP-ISW has no basis for forming an independent assessment of the damage from US and Israeli strikes at these three nuclear facilities.[6] Early Israeli assessments placed more confidence in the damage to enrichment facilities. The Israel Atomic Energy Commission separately assessed that the US strike on Fordow destroyed the site’s critical infrastructure and “rendered the enrichment facility inoperable.”[7] US President Donald Trump told reporters on June 25 that Israeli agents concluded that Fordow suffered ”total obliteration” after visiting the site, suggesting that Israeli assessments have been formed with intelligence collected by Israeli agents in Iran. [8]

A conclusive battle damage assessment of nuclear facilities will take time, given the buried nature of Iran’s nuclear sites and limited on-site access. A US nuclear weapons expert stated on June 24 that US and Israeli strikes likely destroyed 20,000 centrifuges at Natanz and Fordow and severely damaged weaponization infrastructure.[9] The expert stated that the early, low-confidence assessment ”focused too narrowly” on breakout timelines.[10] Breakout refers to the time required to enrich 90 percent enriched uranium (also known as weapons-grade uranium). Weaponization requires one to build nuclear weapons. Axios reported on June 25 that intercepted communications suggested Iranian military officials have delivered false situation reports to senior Iranian leaders to downplay the extent of the damage, citing an unspecified Israeli source.[11] This fact is notable because the leaked US intelligence assessment reportedly relied in part upon signals intelligence.[12]

Senior Iranian leadership suggested that Iran may not be willing to cooperate with various international organizations and treaties in the future, despite Iran’s historic and current non-adherence to such agreements. Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi and other senior Iranian officials have suggested in recent days that Iran may reconsider its stance on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).[13] Araghchi stated that the agreement “failed” to protect Iran’s nuclear program despite years of Iran’s compliance with the NPT.[14] A May 2025 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) NPT Safeguards Agreement report found Iran’s cooperation with the IAEA ”less than satisfactory” and raised concerns about undeclared Iranian nuclear sites and material.[15] Iran has threatened to withdraw from the NPT repeatedly over the past several years, but has not done so yet.[16]

Iranian parliament passed a bill on June 25 to suspend all cooperation with the IAEA.[17] Iran’s parliamentary national security committee claimed on June 24 that the May 2025 IAEA report that accused Iran of failing to cooperate was inaccurate and served as a pretext for the Israeli air campaign. [18]The committee’s June 24 statement recommended that Iran suspend cooperation with the IAEA.[19] Iran has already restricted IAEA oversight, including by withdrawing the certifications of several inspectors in September 2023 and barring other top inspectors in November 2024.[20] Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf stated that Iran could resume cooperation with the IAEA following a report from Iran’s Atomic Energy Authority and the national security and foreign affairs committee.[21] The June 25 bill must be approved by Iran’s Guardian Council, whose members are appointed by the Iranian Supreme Leader, to be entered into law.

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammed Eslami, stated on June 24 that Iran is assessing the damage to its nuclear program and planning to resume operations.[22] Israel destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities and enrichment capacity with US support and killed key nuclear scientists who were critical to the development and weaponization of Iran’s program. The Institute for Science and Security assessed that US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran have ”effectively destroyed” Iran’s enrichment program and that it will take a ”long time” for Iran to restore its enrichment capabilities to pre-strike levels.[23] IRGC Major General Mohsen Rezaei stated during an interview on June 19 that Iran relocated its enriched material to a secure location to prevent it from being destroyed.[24] The Institute stated that Iran still retains stockpiles of 3 to 5 percent, 20 percent, and 60 percent enriched uranium.[25] The destruction of Iran’s enrichment capabilities will make enriching uranium from 60 percent to 90 percent much slower, however.

Trump stated on June 25 that the United States would not allow Iran to rebuild its uranium facilities and that he would be willing to strike Iran again to prevent it from doing so.[26] The United States and Iran have maintained their negotiating positions from before the conflict on Iranian uranium enrichment. Iranian Vice President Mohammed Reza Aref reiterated on June 25 that Iran will not negotiate on Iran‘s right to enrich uranium on Iranian territory.[27] The United States has maintained its demand for Iran to maintain zero uranium enrichment capabilities.[28] The United States and Iran are expected to meet the week of June 29 to discuss a potential nuclear deal.[29] US President Donald Trump suggested that a nuclear deal with Iran may not be necessary due to damage inflicted on the nuclear program.[30]

The Iranian regime has taken steps to securitize the country, which likely reflects the regime’s paranoia about Israeli infiltration and signals a shift to prioritization of counterintelligence. Iranian media reported that Iranian security forces have arrested at least 700 Iranians on political or security charges since the start of the Israel-Iran War on June 12.[31] The arrests include several individuals whom the regime characterized as “Mossad spies.”[32] Such arrests likely reflect Iranian recognition of the scale of Israeli infiltration and covert operations in Iran, which was revealed during Israel’s opening attacks on Israel. Three Iranian senior officials told Reuters that Iran is concerned about internal unrest, especially in Kurdish areas, and Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Basij units have been put on alert.[33] One source said Iranian forces have deployed to Iran’s borders with Pakistan, Iraq, and Azerbaijan to prevent the infiltration of “terrorists.”[34] Large Iranian Kurdish separatist factions said that Iranian authorities have arrested several members of the Kurdish groups.[35] A member of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan–one of several large Iranian Kurdish separatist factions–said IRGC units deployed to schools in Kurdish areas of Iran and conducted house searches for suspects and weapons following Israeli airstrikes in Iran on June 12. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recently appointed Brigadier General Mohammad Karami as the IRGC Ground Forces commander, which further illustrates the regime’s concerns about potential domestic unrest, given that Karami was previously involved in suppressing internal dissent.[36]

Iran’s efforts to securitize the country (and the particular focus on Kurdish areas) may reflect the regime’s concerns that Israel could exploit instability in Kurdish or minority areas to further infiltrate Iran. The Iranian regime has historically been concerned about unrest in Kurdish-dominated areas of northwestern Iran. A significant portion of the protests during the Mahsa Amini Protest movement in December 2022 occurred in cities in Tehran, Esfahan, Kurdistan, and West Azerbaijan provinces.[37] Kurdistan and West Azerbaijan provinces have a large Iranian Kurdish population that resonated with the protest movement. The recent arrests were reportedly concentrated in Kermanshah, Esfahan, Khuzestan, Fars, Lorestan, and Tehran provinces.[38] Iran has historically also accused Kurdish opposition groups and Israel of using Iraqi Kurdistan to facilitate operations into Iran. Iranian state media accused Kurdish opposition groups of helping Israel smuggle military equipment into Iran that Israel used in its January 2023 drone attack on a munitions factory in Esfahan, for example.[39]

IRGC-affiliated media confirmed on June 25 that the newly appointed Khatam ol Anbia Central Headquarters Commander Major General Ali Shadmani died of his wounds from an Israeli airstrike in central Tehran.[40] The IDF announced that it killed Shadmani on June 17.[41] Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei appointed Shadmani to command the headquarters after the IDF killed former Khatam ol Anbia Central Headquarters Commander Major General Gholam Ali Rashid on June 13.[42] Khatam ol Anbia Central Headquarters is one of two entities the Khamenei relies on to command, control, and coordinate Iran’s three military branches.[43] It is responsible for joint and wartime operations.[44]

Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh arrived in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) on June 25 in his first foreign visit since Israel began its air campaign on Iran.[45] Nasirzadeh will attend a two-day meeting for the defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries in Qingdao.[46] Iran’s strategic economic and defense ties with the PRC may offer a modicum of future relief for Iran as it attempts to rebuild military and economic infrastructure in the coming days and months. PRC-based entities have historically provided military or dual-use products to Iran, including shipping precursor material to support the replenishment of Iranian solid-fuel ballistic missile stockpiles.[47] The PRC also offers a critical economic lifeline for Iran by purchasing around 90 percent of Iran’s oil exports, and Iranian officials are likely eager to secure Iran’s economic partnership with the PRC in the aftermath of Israel’s recent strike campaign.[48] Nasirzadeh’s visit to the PRC follows recent reports that Iran has been unsatisfied with recent support from Russia during the Israel-Iran war.[49] Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on June 23, reportedly to request Russian assistance for Iran via a delivered letter from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.[50]

The Houthis likely launched a drone targeting Israel on June 25, which is consistent with the Houthi drone and missile campaign that has targeted Israel in support of Gaza since November 2023. The IDF intercepted a drone that was “likely launched” from Yemen before it crossed into Israeli territory on June 25.[51] The Houthis have launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles targeting Israel since the Houthis began their campaign to enforce an economic blockade on Israel in November 2023.[52] The Houthis continued to attack Israel with several ballistic missiles and drones during the recent 12-day conflict in support of Iran.[53] The Houthis claimed that at least one of these attacks was conducted in coordination with Iran, though CTP-ISW has not observed evidence of this coordination.[54] The Houthis conducted their most recent drone attack on June 25 after the Israel-Iran ceasefire went into effect. Houthi spokesperson Mohammed al Bukhaiti told the Wall Street Journal on June 24 that the group ”is [not] bound by” the Israel-Iran ceasefire and that its military operations against Israel would continue ”until the aggression in Gaza stops.”[55]

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/iran-nuclear-sites.html

[2] https://www.reuters.com/world/us-strikes-may-have-set-back-iran-nuclear-program-only-months-sources-say-2025-06-24/ ;

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/iran-nuclear-sites.html

[3] https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1937628881856380972 ;

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/iran-nuclear-sites.html

[4] https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/post-attack-assessment-of-the-first-12-days-of-israeli-strikes-on-iranian-nuclear-facilities

[5] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/us/politics/iran-nuclear-sites.html

[6] https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-iran-live-updates-irans-khamenei-punishment-israel?id=123109706&entryId=123196616&fbclid=IwY2xjawLI4mlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFkMjNkWGVBVXRrdmVHTnpXAR4ARWopumpGErrjx9NJ1SzMWhXt2DsC-GbDlM3PNwtVQjQNp970IspuGFcEFg_aem_ZxIJo7LDQa-s9xMGRQ25_Q

[7] https://x.com/BarakRavid/status/1937855370573079036 ;

[8] https://www.timesofisrael dot com/liveblog_entry/trump-israel-sent-agents-into-irans-fordo-nuclear-site-after-us-strikes/

[9] https://x.com/DAVIDHALBRIGHT1/status/1937617920508531159

[10] https://x.com/DAVIDHALBRIGHT1/status/1937617920508531159

[11] https://www.axios.com/2025/06/25/iran-nuclear-program-israel-damage-intelligence

[12] https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1937628881856380972

[13] https://en.mehrnews dot com/news/233650/Iran-may-reconsider-stance-on-nuclear-program-NPT-Coop ; https://x.com/SaeedAzimi1772/status/1937876812589130005

[14] https://en.mehrnews dot com/news/233650/Iran-may-reconsider-stance-on-nuclear-program-NPT-Coop

[15] https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/middleeast/iran-nuclear-weapons-watchdog-report-intl

[16] https://www.ft.com/content/c73b99ec-cd3f-49be-8024-6faf369b58e1 ; https://en.mehrnews dot com/news/155490/Iran-to-be-forced-to-leave-NPT-under-West-s-pressure-envoy ; https://www.ft.com/content/6dda41ac-6020-11e8-9334-2218e7146b04

[17] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/irans-parliament-approves-bill-to-suspend-cooperation-with-iaea

[18] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/irans-parliament-approves-bill-to-suspend-cooperation-with-iaea ; https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/middleeast/iran-nuclear-weapons-watchdog-report-intl

[19] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/irans-parliament-approves-bill-to-suspend-cooperation-with-iaea

[20] https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/iran-withdraws-further-iaea-inspector-designations?utm_source=chatgpt.com

[21] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/25/irans-parliament-approves-bill-to-suspend-cooperation-with-iaea

[22] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-is-looking-restore-its-nuclear-industry-irans-nuclear-chief-says-2025-06-24/

[23] https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/post-attack-assessment-of-the-first-12-days-of-israeli-strikes-on-iranian-nuclear-facilities

[24] https://x.com/ariel_oseran/status/1935795058537583019

[25] https://isis-online.org/isis-reports/post-attack-assessment-of-the-first-12-days-of-israeli-strikes-on-iranian-nuclear-facilities

[26] https://x.com/JasonMBrodsky/status/1937807149926695321

[27] https://www.tasnimnews dot com/fa/news/1404/04/04/3342486

[28] https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1937519347213222016

[29] https://www.axios.com/2025/06/25/trump-iran-meeting-nuclear-deal-israel

[30] https://www.axios.com/2025/06/25/trump-iran-meeting-nuclear-deal-israel

[31] https://www.hamshahrionline dot ir/news/958092/ ; https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-turns-internal-crackdown-wake-12-day-war-2025-06-25/ ; https://x.com/Osint613/status/1937764451450810488

[32] https://www.hamshahrionline dot ir/news/958092/ ; https://www iribnews dot ir/fa/news/5500196/ ; https://www irna dot ir/news/85863471/ ; https://www irna ir/news/85862962/ ; https://en.mehrnews dot com/news/233279/5-Mossad-spy-arrested-in-Iran-s-Lorestan

[33] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-turns-internal-crackdown-wake-12-day-war-2025-06-25/

[34] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-turns-internal-crackdown-wake-12-day-war-2025-06-25/

[35] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-turns-internal-crackdown-wake-12-day-war-2025-06-25/

[36] https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-special-report-strikes-on-iran-june-19-2025-evening-edition

[37] https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/data-analysis-mahsa-amini-protest-movement

[38] https://www.iranintl.com/en/202506250530

[39] https://nournews dot ir/Fa/News/127294/%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%AA-%D8%B6%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8-%DA%A9%D9%8F%D8%B1%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%B9-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86

[40] https://www.tasnimnews dot com/fa/news/1404/04/04/3342626/

[41] https://x.com/IDF/status/1934863338732716074

[42] https://x.com/manniefabian/status/1934857278898721093 ; https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-special-edition-israeli-strikes-iran-june-13-2025

[43] https://www.aei.org/articles/explainer-the-iranian-armed-forces/

[44] https://www.aei.org/articles/explainer-the-iranian-armed-forces/

[45] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-25/iran-s-defense-minister-visits-china-in-his-first-trip-since-war

[46] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-25/iran-s-defense-minister-visits-china-in-his-first-trip-since-war

[47] https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-june-6-2025

[48] https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinas-march-iranian-oil-imports-surge-us-sanctions-fears-2025-04-10/

[49] https://www.reuters.com/world/china/irans-supreme-leader-asks-putin-do-more-after-us-strikes-2025-06-23/

[50] https://www.reuters.com/world/china/irans-supreme-leader-asks-putin-do-more-after-us-strikes-2025-06-23/

[51] https://x.com/IAFsite/status/1937860615508472295

[52] https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/whatsinblue/2024/12/briefing-on-developments-related-to-houthi-attacks-on-israel.php ; https://www.timesofisrael dot com/liveblog_entry/idf-says-houthis-have-launched-40-missiles-320-drones-at-israel-since-start-of-war/

[53] https://x.com/MMY1444/status/1934111202919031167 ; https://x.com/MMY1444/status/1933913847972102526 ; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-special-report-june-16-2025-evening-edition ; https://x.com/manniefabian/status/1933709446544285753 ; https://x.com/idfonline/status/1933563526682923342 ; https://x.com/idfonline/status/1933568664785088767 ; https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-special-report-june-14-2025-evening-edition ; https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-target-israel-with-ballistic-missiles-coordination-with-iran-2025-06-15/

[54] https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemens-houthis-target-israel-with-ballistic-missiles-coordination-with-iran-2025-06-15/

[55] https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-israel-us-latest-news/card/yemen-s-houthis-say-israel-iran-cease-fire-deal-doesn-t-include-them-lRzfEJLr94SuIMRcULJL?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAhHEcWWgoBsLr-rjsCCvMsuhrE7cm99oaNX0nRl1W7NryRD7OZoFxq1&gaa_ts=685c3a84&gaa_sig=PwEWZX6kEt6cPAt97rrK4HHZU68iosLnYMp4KzrfFH60cA7RgwGyW4zGUQCf8Cg-y99WXE7r6R14_sdGnJ7_mA%3D%3D