Overview

• Since June 13, Israel and Iran have exchanged airstrikes and missile attacks on each other’s territory, with Iran reporting at least 224 deaths and Israel confirming 25 fatalities.
• President Trump said he will decide within two weeks whether the U.S. will join Israeli strikes, citing a potential window for negotiations with Tehran.
• On June 20, European foreign ministers from Germany, France and the UK, joined by the EU’s top diplomat, met with Iran’s Abbas Araghchi in Geneva to seek a durable halt to nuclear and missile programs as ceasefire discussions got underway.
• Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated that Tehran will not negotiate with Washington as long as Israeli strikes continue.
• Overnight Israeli raids struck sites in Tehran identified as nuclear research centers; Iran appointed Majid Khadami as the new intelligence chief of the Revolutionary Guard.