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Ceasefire Between Israel and Iran Holds After U.S. Strikes on Nuclear Sites

President Trump’s agreement to halt the 12-day conflict has paved the way for U.S.-Iranian talks next week

FILE - The entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, where 63 people are being held hostage, seen in 1980. Graffiti on the wall at left reads: "Dear American minority, brothers and sisters (Blacks and Indians) study the holy Koran and start a revolution against U.S. discrimination. God and Iranian Muslim people are supporting you. Down with Reagan." (AP Photo, File)

Overview

  • U.S. B-2 bombers struck Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear facilities on June 21 under President Trump’s orders
  • A preliminary U.S. intelligence report assessed the strikes set back Iran’s program by only months, a finding Trump disputes with claims of “total obliteration”
  • The ceasefire brokered by Trump took effect on June 24 and has largely held as both nations begin to resume normal life
  • Washington and Tehran are scheduled to hold direct and indirect meetings next week to explore a possible agreement on Iran’s nuclear activities
  • Iran’s parliament fast-tracked a bill to suspend cooperation with the IAEA after the conflict left Iran with over 600 dead and Israel with 28 fatalities