Overview
- The ceasefire, set to begin around 0400 GMT on June 24, has held with no major violations reported
- At the NATO summit in The Hague, Trump said the truce was going “very good” after warning Israel to pause its airstrikes on Iran
- On June 13, Israeli jets struck nuclear and military sites in Iran, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians
- The US Air Force bombed Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on June 20, with Trump describing the damage as “total obliteration”
- Iran’s missile and drone attack on the US Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar on June 23 prompted Washington to broker the ceasefire and warn of further strikes if enrichment resumes