Overview

• President Trump ordered US jets to bomb three Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21 and says the strikes paved the way for talks with Tehran next week on a potential nuclear agreement
• A leaked Defense Intelligence Agency report found the damage to Iran’s nuclear program may only delay it by months, challenging the president’s assertion of total obliteration
• The ceasefire brokered by President Trump on June 23 has largely held despite reports of sporadic violations by both Israeli and Iranian forces
• IAEA chief Rafael Grossi has urged that inspectors be granted prompt entry to assess the true condition of Iran’s nuclear installations under the non-proliferation treaty
• Iranian officials report more than 600 killed and nearly 5,000 wounded, have detained over 700 people accused of collaborating with Israel and executed three alleged Mossad agents