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Fragile Ceasefire Holds as US and Iran Clash Over Strikes on Nuclear Sites

President Trump’s ceasefire paused fighting despite conflicting intelligence on the extent of damage to Iran’s buried nuclear facilities

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation, accompanied by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 21, 2025, following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool/File Photo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio buttons his jacket at the start of a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's State Department budget request for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sit, at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Overview

  • A ceasefire brokered by President Trump on June 23 has held through June 25, ending a 12-day air campaign involving Israel, Iran and US strikes
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio said new assessments show Iran’s nuclear program is “much further away” from a weapon after substantial damage to Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan
  • A preliminary Defense Intelligence Agency report concluded the strikes set back Iran’s nuclear efforts by only several months and noted that much of its enriched uranium had been moved beforehand
  • Iran’s parliament approved a bill to suspend cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, signaling Tehran’s rejection of external nuclear oversight
  • The US used B-2 bunker-buster bombs on three main subterranean sites and President Trump vowed to strike again if Iran attempts to rebuild its nuclear infrastructure