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In Intercepted Call, Iran Officials Speculate About US Strikes

Leaked intelligence reveals officials wondering why US strikes were not more damaging

(Newser) - Intercepted conversations among top Iranian officials indicate that the recent US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites caused less damage than the officials expected, contradicting President Trump's claims of "obliteration." Four people familiar with the intercepted Iranian communications anonymously shared the information with the Washington Post...

IAEA Leader Undercuts Trump's Iran Claims

Tehran could be enriching uranium again in a 'matter of months,' says Rafael Grossi

(Newser) - President Trump is not going to like the new interview from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Speaking to Face the Nation on CBS News , Rafael Grossi downplayed the damage done to Iran's nuclear sites by US bombs.
  • Iran could start enriching uranium again, at least to
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Iran Admits Heavy Damage to Nuclear Sites

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's assessment is in sharp contrast to that of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

(Newser) - Iran's foreign minister acknowledged Thursday evening that US and Israeli bombings caused "excessive and serious" damage to the nation's nuclear sites. Speaking on state TV, Abbas Araghchi said Iran's Atomic Energy Organization is still assessing what was hit, reports the BBC . He also made clear...

Senators Diverge Sharply After Classified Iran Briefing

Meanwhile, IAEA head says strikes did 'enormous damage'

(Newser) - Senators emerged deeply divided after a classified briefing on US strikes against Iran's nuclear facilities Thursday, with sharp disagreements over whether the attacks dealt a crippling blow or left key questions unresolved. The briefing, meant to clarify the extent of damage and next steps, instead highlighted partisan splits...

Ayatollah: We 'Delivered Hand Slap to America's Face'

Khamenei makes first public comments since ceasefire with Israel

(Newser) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday his country had "delivered a hand slap to America's face" in his first public comments since a ceasefire was declared with Israel. Khamenei spoke in a video broadcast on Iranian state television, his first appearance since June 19, looking...

Spy Chiefs, Citing New Intel on Nuclear Sites: Trump Is Right

More information on Iran strikes is expected to be presented at briefing Thursday

(Newser) - President Trump and his administration have pushed back , hard , against reports that Iran's nuclear program has not, in fact, been "obliterated" in recent strikes. But now, the administration is touting "new intelligence" supporting Trump's claim that the strikes set the nuclear program back years, not...

Rubio: We Did 'Very Significant' Damage to Iran

Secretary of state says media reports to the contrary are false

(Newser) - President Trump says Iran is "decades" away from a nuclear weapon after the American strikes. A preliminary intelligence assessment suggests it's more like a few months. In an interview with Politico at the NATO summit, Secretary of State Marco Rubio seems to suggest a middle ground between the...

Israel Says It Killed at Least 14 of Iran's Nuclear Scientists

It's an unprecedented attack on Iran's nuclear know-how

(Newser) - Israel's tally of the war damage it wrought on Iran includes the targeted killings of at least 14 scientists, an unprecedented attack on the brains behind Iran's nuclear program that outside experts say can only set it back, not stop it. In an interview with the Associated Press...

Report: US Strikes Didn't 'Obliterate' Iran Nuclear Program

Sources say early intelligence suggests program was only set back by a few months

(Newser) - The US strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran were not as successful as President Trump claimed they were, according to details of an early intelligence assessment leaked to outlets including CNN . Trump said the Saturday strikes "completely obliterated" nuclear facilities but according to CNN's sources, core components of...

How the Iran-Israel Ceasefire Came Together

Trump spoke with Netanyahu, then a Qatari official, who relayed the message to Iran

(Newser) - One name is emerging as a key figure in helping President Trump secure a ceasefire between Israel and Iran—the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. A rough chronology, from various reports.
  • On Monday afternoon, shortly after Iran's relatively low-key retaliation against the US, Trump called
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Trump Drops an F-Bomb Venting at Iran, Israel

They don't know 'what the f--- they are doing,' he says after reports of ceasefire violations

(Newser) - Before he set out for the NATO summit in Europe on Tuesday, President Trump made clear he wasn't happy with reports that the Iran-Israeli ceasefire had already been violated. But the full extent of his remarks—including an f-bomb—show just how unhappy he was:
  • "We basically have
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With Enormous Stakes at Play, Truce Is Off to a Shaky Start

Israel accuses Iran of violating ceasefire, which Tehran denies

(Newser) - The surprise ceasefire that emerged Monday to end 12 days of war between Israel and Iran is off to a shaky start. Israel accused Iran of violating the truce and ordered new strikes, though Iran denied the allegations, reports Reuters . President Trump, meanwhile, said both sides violated the pact and...

Trump: Iran, Israel Have Agreed to 'Total Ceasefire'
Trump Announces Iran,
Israel Ceasefire Deal
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Jun 23, 2025 7:01 PM CDT

Trump Announces Iran, Israel Ceasefire Deal

Neither nation immediately confirms agreement, and airstrikes haven't stopped

(Newser) - President Trump called for "Peace and Harmony" in the Middle East after Iran fired missiles at a US base in Qatar on Monday—and soon afterward, he announced that a ceasefire deal had been reached between Israel and Iran. He said that the agreement would take effect after both...

One Detail of Iran's Attack on US Base May Be Telling

Tehran says it used the same number of bombs as the US, suggesting it's not looking to escalate

(Newser) - The Pentagon says it has no reports of injuries or deaths at its military base in Qatar after Iran fired a barrage of missiles , reports the Washington Post . And the AP notes that Iran made a point to say that it used the same number of missiles as the US...

Iran Launches Attack on US Base in Qatar
Iran Launches Attack
on US Base in Qatar
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Jun 23, 2025 12:39 PM CDT

Iran Launches Attack on US Base in Qatar

State media announces assault after explosions were reported

(Newser) - Iran has made its first retaliatory response to the US airstrikes—it fired a barrage of missiles at an American military base in Qatar on Monday, reports the Wall Street Journal . However, Qatar said it had successfully intercepted the missiles, or at least the first round of them. Sources tell...

Two Moves in Qatar Illustrate Iranian Tensions

Nation shuts down its airspace, and US embassy urges Americans to shelter in place

(Newser) - Iran hasn't yet retaliated over the American bombing of its nuclear sites, but a flurry of developments out of Qatar suggests the Persian Gulf nation is bracing to receive some of the blow. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Qatar is home to the Al Udeid Air Base, which...

Netanyahu: We're 'Very, Very Close' to Goals in Iran

But Israeli leader doesn't provide a timetable for ending the airstrikes

(Newser) - The world hasn't seen independent confirmation of the damage to Iran's nuclear sites by American bombers, but comments from Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu seem to suggest it's substantial.
  • "We embarked on this operation to eliminate the two concrete threats to our existence: the nuclear threat, the
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Iran's Fordo Hit Again, This Time by Israel

Israel reportedly also hit Evin Prison, state broadcaster building

(Newser) - Israel's military struck targets in central Tehran with "unprecedented intensity" on Monday, according to Israeli defense minister Israel Katz. The military said it was striking command centers of the Revolutionary Guards and other security forces responsible "for defending the homeland security, suppressing threats, and maintaining the regime'...

Why the Strait of Hormuz Is Such a Question Mark
Why the Strait of Hormuz
Is Such a Question Mark
THE RUNDOWN
Jun 23, 2025 7:11 AM CDT

Why the Strait of Hormuz Is Such a Question Mark

Will Iran attempt to close it or not?

(Newser) - It's less a million-dollar question and more a billion-dollar one: Will Iran move to close the Strait of Hormuz? About 20 million barrels of oil—amounting to about 20% of global oil and gas—flow through the strait daily by the US Energy Information Administration's count, and Reuters...

Iran Issues Single-Sentence Warning to Trump

Tehran again vows response in wake of US bombing of nuclear sites

(Newser) - Iran on Monday issued a direct warning to President Trump in the wake of the US attack on its nuclear sites and expressed that Tehran now sees a greater number of "legitimate targets" for retaliation. Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaqari put it like so, per Reuters :
  • "Mr.
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