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Israel Secures Ceasefire After 12-Day Air Campaign That Crippled Iran’s Nuclear Program

A US-brokered truce follows years of covert Mossad work that underpinned strikes crippling Iran’s uranium enrichment capacity

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A satellite image shows the damage to the entrance of a nuclear site in Isfahan, Iran, after US airstrikes. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, left, an Iranian nuclear physicist, was assassinated in 2020
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Overview

  • A US-brokered ceasefire halted reciprocal missile exchanges after 12 days of hostilities
  • Israel’s air force struck over 900 sites across Iran, significantly degrading missile production and aerial defenses
  • Israeli officials confirmed Tehran’s ability to enrich uranium to 90% and produce a nuclear weapon core was neutralized for an extended period
  • More than 30 senior IRGC commanders and 11 nuclear scientists were killed, according to Israeli military statements
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered new plans to sustain Israeli air superiority and block future Iranian nuclear and missile development