Overview

• The ceasefire that took effect June 24 held despite immediate missile exchanges, pausing the most destructive Iran-Israel confrontation to date.
• In his first public remarks since the truce, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared Iran victorious over Israel and the United States and downplayed the impact of American strikes on nuclear facilities.
• Washington is divided over the extent of damage to Iran’s nuclear program after US B-2 and bunker-buster strikes, with Pentagon assessments suggesting only a short setback and President Trump insisting on long-term destruction.
• Iranian authorities have detained more than 530 people on charges of espionage and “propaganda against the state,” and have executed two suspected agents in a broad internal security crackdown.
• The ceasefire paves the way for planned US-Iran negotiations next week as special envoy Steve Witkoff moves to engage Tehran on a comprehensive peace agreement.