Overview
- Following Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites and the US bombing of covert enrichment facilities, President Trump announced a complete ceasefire after twelve days of fighting.
- Pope Leo XIV appealed for both nations to renounce revenge and pursue negotiations rooted in international law to secure lasting peace.
- He lamented the unprecedented "diabolical intensity" of Middle East conflicts and decried the prevailing logic of coercive power over legal norms.
- The International Atomic Energy Agency accused Iran of maintaining covert uranium enrichment sites in defiance of UN inspections.
- Gaza continues to endure severe humanitarian devastation, with over 56,000 killed and mass displacement prompting calls for accountability over alleged war crimes.