LIVE: Israel-Iran truce holds; US ‘did not destroy’ Iranian nuclear sites

LIVE: Israel-Iran truce holds; US ‘did not destroy’ Iranian nuclear sites

23 suspected Israeli spies reportedly indicted in Iran’s Khuzestan

Iranian prosecutors have indicted 23 people in the country’s Khuzestan province for allegedly spying for Israel, according to Tasnim news agency, as the government ramps up its security crackdown.According to Tasnim, public prosecutors in the city of Ahvaz, in the country’s southwest near the Iraqi border, have accused the suspects of engaging in “subversive activities” in the province, including gathering information “for the enemy”, and spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic, among others.The allegations against the suspects could not be immediately verified by independent media or rights advocates.Earlier today, Tasnim reported, the government executed three people accused of carrying out espionage activities against the government in the Urmia region, raising to at least six the number of people executed by the government since the Israeli military operation on June 13.The judiciary also announced that at least 700 people suspected of spying for Israel were arrested in the last 12 days.

Israeli media cite sources saying Iranian nuclear programme not ‘obliterated’

The Israeli prime minister is touting this “absolute victory” over the Iranians, saying that they completely destroyed their nuclear capabilities.They have also destroyed an arsenal of ballistic missiles that the Iranians have, and Netanyahu said was there to “destroy Israel”.But some officials speaking anonymously to Israeli media have said that the Israeli and American strikes on those nuclear facilities, while they degraded the nuclear programme, it has not totally been obliterated.Additionally, Netanyahu says along with his military that they are now shifting gears towards Gaza.The war on Gaza is still ongoing and during the 12 days that Israel was at war with Iran, nearly 860 Palestinians were killed.

US government postpones briefings for Congress on Iran

The Trump administration has postponed classified briefings about Iran for members of the Senate and the House as lawmakers continue to question the legality of the US’s attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.The Associated Press news agency, citing multiple informed sources, reported that the Senate briefing has been rescheduled for Thursday so that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio can attend. Speaker Mike Johnson said the House briefing has been pushed back to Friday.Democrats slammed the delay.Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said it is “outrageous” that the administration postponed the briefings.“There is a legal obligation for the administration to inform Congress about precisely what is happening,” Schumer said. “What are they afraid of? Why won’t they engage Congress in the critical details?”Congressman Pete Aguilar, chair of the House Democratic caucus, meanwhile, said that legislators “need evidence, we need details and we need to know them now”.

UN’s atomic watchdog does not know fate of Iran’s enriched uranium

Rafael Grossi, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has told Fox News that the nuclear watchdog does not have “information on the whereabouts” of some 400kg (880 pounds) of uranium that Iran has enriched to 60 percent purity.

Grossi said Iranian officials had told him they would be taking protective measures, “which may or may not include moving around this material”.

“There is a question there: Where is this?” he said. “So, the way to asserting that is to allow the inspection activity to resume as soon as possible. And I think this would be for the benefit of all.”

The IAEA chief also said the US strikes on the three Iranian nuclear facilities caused “an important degree of damage”, particularly at Natanz and Isfahan.

Grossi’s comments come as politicians and commentators in Iran call on the country to abandon the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, saying cooperation with the IAEA has offered no protection from attacks on what they say is a peaceful nuclear programme.

BRICS bloc slams Israel, US military strikes against Iran

The BRICS group of countries – a bloc of emerging economies that includes Brazil, China, India, South Africa and Russia – has expressed “grave concern” over the recent Israeli and US strikes against Iran, describing them as a “violation of international law” and the UN Charter.In a statement issued after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel took effect, the BRICS group criticised the attacks on Iran’s “peaceful nuclear installations”, which it said were carried out in violation of international law and regulations of the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA.The bloc urged the warring parties to return to diplomacy, “with a view to de-escalating the situation and resolving their differences through peaceful means”.BRICS, which also includes Iran and the UAE, said there is a “need to break the cycle of violence and restore peace” through dialogue.

Israel-Iran truce holds; US ‘did not destroy’ Iranian nuclear sites

The ceasefire between Israel and Iran, announced by US President Donald Trump, appears to be holding, despite an Iranian missile attack and an Israeli assault on Tehran after the truce came into effect.White House refutes intelligence reports that say US bombings of Iran’s nuclear sites did not completely destroy the facilities and only set the programme back by a few months.Both Israel and Iran have claimed victory in the 12-day war, with Iranians holding celebrations in Tehran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claiming a triumph that will stand for generations.Earlier, Trump publicly scolded both Israel and Iran for truce violations using a televised expletive, and ordered Israel to end its bombing operations and bring its fighter jets home.Iran says at least 610 people, including 13 children, have been killed and at least 3,056 others wounded since Israel launched its attack on June 13. In Israel, at least 28 people have been killed in Iranian strikes.

US embassy in Israel resumes operations as ceasefire holds

The US embassy in Israel has lifted all restrictions and resumed regular consular services, as the ceasefire between Iran and Israel appears to hold for a second day.In a statement posted on the embassy’s website, the US government said “shelter in place orders” for government employees and their family members have also been lifted.Passport and other consular service appointments are back to normal scheduling, the statement added, while visa operations will resume in both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Monday, June 30 .US government employees and their family members, however, are still restricted from travel outside the greater Tel Aviv area, including Herzliya, Netanya, and Even Yehuda, as well as Jerusalem, and Beersheva “until further notice”.

Embassy of the United States of America in Jerusalem in 2019.

What is the NPT, and why has Iran threatened to pull out of the treaty?

As the ceasefire between Iran and Israel appears to hold, there are now questions about the future of the Iranian nuclear programme.Currently, Iran is a non-proliferation treaty partner, but politicians in the country are calling for the country to pull out of it.

Oil slides, stocks rise as Iran-Israel ceasefire holds

Oil prices sank for a second straight day and stock markets mostly rose as a ceasefire between Iran and Israel appeared to be holding firm for a second day.Crude futures slumped in volatile trading after US President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire, extending earlier steep losses in oil after Iran’s response to the US attack on its nuclear programme did not hit energy infrastructure in the region.Wall Street stocks spent the entire session in positive territory following the improved dynamics in the Middle East due to the ceasefire.With the “de-escalation, the market seems to be doing better”, Art Hogan, the chief market strategist of B Riley Wealth, told the AFP news agency.

Trump envoy insists US attacks destroyed Iranian nuclear facilities

Steve Witkoff has dismissed an intelligence report that said US air strikes on Iran’s Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan sites did not destroy the country’s nuclear programme.“All three of those had most, if not all, the centrifuges damaged or destroyed in a way that it will be almost impossible for them to resurrect that programme,” Witkoff told Fox News.“In my view, and in many other experts’ views who have seen the raw data, it will take a period of years.”Witkoff also called the leaking of the report as “treasonous”.“It ought to be investigated. And whoever did it, whoever is responsible for it, should be held accountable,” he added.

US House drops effort to impeach Trump over Iran strikes

The House has voted overwhelmingly to set aside an effort to impeach President Trump on a sole charge of abuse of power for launching military strikes on Iran without congressional authorisation.The Associated Press news agency reports that the attempt brought to the House by Democrat Al Green of Texas brought little debate and also split his party, many of whom joined with their Republican colleagues to vote down the impeachment attempt.Speaking in advance of the vote, Green said he believed the US was at the “crossroads of democracy and autocracy”.“I do this because no one person should have the power to take over 300 million people to war without consulting with the Congress of the United States of America,” Green said.“I do this because I understand that the Constitution is going to be meaningful or it’s going to be meaningless,” he said.Most Democrats joined the Republican majority to shelve the impeachment attempt with a vote tally of 344 to 79.Trump lashed out earlier on Tuesday at Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York for suggesting his military action against Iran was an impeachable offence. https://x.com/RepAlGreen/status/1937630554087678226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1937630554087678226%7Ctwgr%5Ea4e5a291564ee25164d4f205653c99e3f45f1a53%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2025%2F6%2F25%2Flive-israel-iran-truce-holds-us-did-not-destroy-iranian-nuclear-programme

Iranian president praises public’s resilience through Israeli attacks

Today is another day and also, Tehran today is another city. Many people started getting back to their houses, to the shops – shops started opening.Restaurants, coffee shops are full of people, and, of course, some of the squares, just like Enghlab Square or the Revolution Square in downtown Tehran, are packed with people who are celebrating the end of the war.This experience, the 12-day experience, was heavy on the people. Therefore, they feel better now.With the war ended and with security back, they can go to their homes. They can go back to the streets and they can express their feelings. This is the most important thing to them.And President Pezeshkian sent a message to the people of Iran, giving them the credit for their resilience [after]…Israel has stopped this war that it started.

Citizens resume daily life following the ceasefire between Israel and Iran in the capital Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu]

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