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Trump-Led Ceasefire Holds as Intelligence Disputes Impact of Iran Nuclear Strikes

Diplomats from Washington to Tehran pursue a long-term peace deal after assessments found Iran’s nuclear programme delayed by months rather than destroyed.

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This satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran on June 24, 2025. The image shows new damage to the facility caused by June 23 strikes, including craters along the access roads that lead to the tunnel entrances and the Fordow underground complex. Multiple craters are visible at several of the tunnel openings and several buildings along the northeastern perimeter road have been destroyed. An additional crater is seen in the middle of the access road to the northwest of the facility.
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Overview

  • A preliminary Pentagon report from the Defense Intelligence Agency found that June 20–21 airstrikes on Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan set back Iran’s nuclear programme by only a few months.
  • Intelligence assessments indicate Iran relocated about 400 kilograms of 60 percent-enriched uranium to undisclosed sites ahead of the US strikes.
  • Maxar satellite imagery confirmed substantial surface damage but the International Atomic Energy Agency says it is too early to gauge underground facility breaches.
  • President Trump, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have rejected the intelligence findings, insisting the nuclear sites were “completely obliterated.”
  • The ceasefire between Israel and Iran brokered by Trump on June 22 remains in effect and Washington and Tehran officials are reportedly in talks on a long-term peace agreement.