Overview

• A US-brokered ceasefire halted a nearly two-week cycle of Israeli airstrikes and Iranian retaliation including US strikes on nuclear sites.
• Trump reversed earlier calls for regime change, saying he wants calm and hinting at reopening ties with Iran.
• From exile, Reza Pahlavi dubbed the moment “our Berlin Wall” and declared his readiness to lead Iran’s transition.
• He urged Iran’s military, police and civil servants to abandon the Islamic Republic and join a democratic movement.
• Pahlavi cited reports that Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s inner circle is preparing to flee the country.