Overview

• A ceasefire took effect on June 24, bringing a halt to the 12-day conflict that began when Israel launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and military sites.
• Israeli forces struck deeply into Tehran, targeting Evin Prison and Revolutionary Guards facilities in the most direct assaults on the capital since the war began.
• Iran retaliated with missile and drone barrages on Israeli cities including Haifa and Tel Aviv under its “Operation True Promise 3.”
• The United States joined the hostilities on June 22 with Operation Midnight Hammer, deploying bunker-buster munitions against Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear installations.
• The truce leaves behind thousands of casualties on both sides and heightens fears of expanded repression and executions of dissidents within Iran.