Overview

• President Donald Trump ordered a ceasefire on June 24 that halted 12 days of Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites and retaliatory missile barrages into Israel.
• Israel’s military announced the lifting of nationwide restrictions on schools, workplaces and public gatherings and reopened its airspace after declaring it had achieved its war aims.
• Both Israel and Iran have claimed victory in the truce even as each side accuses the other of violating the ceasefire within hours of its start.
• Thousands of foreign nationals departed Israel under embassy evacuation plans after repeated air-raid alerts continued despite the ceasefire.
• Western leaders are pressing for renewed US-Iran negotiations but many Iranians fear their government will use the pause to intensify repression of dissenters, especially women.