Overview

• President Trump announced a Qatar-mediated ceasefire that paused 12 days of direct hostilities between Israel and Iran.
• Shortly after the truce took effect, both Israel and Iran conducted strikes, prompting Trump to publicly reprimand each side for violations.
• Preliminary U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency assessments indicate airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites caused only minor delays, leaving key facilities intact.
• Iran’s leadership has expressed willingness to enter negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program following the fragile truce.
• At the NATO summit in The Hague, member states will discuss a formal commitment to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense, with Italy’s prime minister seeking budgetary flexibility