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Watch Trump respond to reports US strikes did not destroy Iran's nuclear programme

  1. A turbulent 24 hours as a fragile ceasefire appears to be holdingpublished at 06:54 British Summer Time

    It's been a day since US President Donald Trump first announced the ceasefire between Iran and Israel would begin - and for the most part the fragile peace between the longstanding enemies has held.

    Shortly after it was announced, the Israeli prime minister's office accused Iran of launching missiles toward its territory after the truce came into force - which Iran denied. Israeli ministers threatened retaliatory action.

    The situation drew the ire of Trump, who angrily accused both countries of violating the peace, and expressed a particular displeasure with Israel.

    Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the situation minutes later. Israel "refrained from further attacks" as a result of this intervention, according to the Israeli prime minister's office, but said it had chosen to strike a radar array near Tehran.

    While there are no guarantees it will remain this way, there have been no reports of attacks or other escalations in the conflict since.

  2. UK papers lead with Trump's comments on Iran and Israelpublished at 06:32 British Summer Time

    The headline on the front page of The Times reads "UK to match China and Russia with nuclear jets". The headline on the front page of The Guardian reads "Britain to buy US jets capable of carrying nuclear weapons."

    Trump's comments about the conflict between Israel and Iran are scattered across the front page's of the UK's papers today.

    More specifically, the expletive he used when he accused the two countries of breaching the initial ceasefire.

    The Times writes that the US president dropped "the f-bomb to keep peace in the Middle East" while the Guardian refers to his "angry warning" to the two countries on its front page.

    You can read more on what the papers are covering this morning here.

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    Watch: Trump uses expletive in warning to Iran and Israel

  3. If you're just joining us...published at 06:05 British Summer Time

    Here are the latest developments overnight after a leaked US intelligence report raised doubts about the destruction of Iran's nuclear programme:

  4. Trump says he doesn't want regime change in Iranpublished at 05:53 British Summer Time

    We have more from Trump, who says he doesn't want to see regime change in Iran.

    "I'd like to see everything calm down as quickly as possible. Regime change takes chaos, and ideally we don't want to see so much chaos," he adds.

    Trump also says Vladimir Putin called to offer his help with the Iran conflict, but he says he rejected the offer and told the Russian president: "No I don't need help with Iran, I need help with you."

  5. Watch: Trump rejects reports US strikes didn't destroy Iran nuclear sitespublished at 05:37 British Summer Time

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    Watch: Trump responds to reports US strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme

    We have more reaction from Donald Trump on the leaked intelligence assessment that said Iran's nuclear programme was not destroyed by US strikes.

    Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, the US president says all three nuclear sites in Iran were hit "perfectly" and destroyed.

    He also adds US media reports are "very disrespectful" to those who carried out the strikes.

    Earlier he lashed out on social media at news outlets for trying to "demean one of the most successful military strikes in history".

  6. Iran executes three men accused of spying for Israelpublished at 04:46 British Summer Time

    The Iranian judiciary's news agency says Iran has hanged three men accused of spying for Israel.

    The Mizan agency says they were also convicted of trying to smuggle equipment into the country to "carry out assassinations".

    Mizan names Idris Ali, Azad Shojai and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul as the men who were arrested and tried for their "cooperation favouring" Israel.

    Iran has also arrested 700 people accused of having ties with Israel during the 12-day conflict, according to the state affiliated Nour News.

  7. Watch: US didn't hit Iran nuclear stockpile, says California congressmanpublished at 04:01 British Summer Time

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    US didn't hit Iran nuclear stockpile, says California congressman Brad Sherman

    A US congressman has questioned the Trump administration's use of "vague terms" to declare victory over Iran's nuclear programme.

    In an interview with the BBC, Brad Sherman, a Democrat, says Iran still retains their stockpile which would be roughly "enough for nine nuclear weapons".

    He adds that nothing from the White House suggests that the US has eliminated the centrifuges that are vital for uranium enrichment.

  8. Watch: Three things we learned about Trump's foreign policy stylepublished at 03:27 British Summer Time

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    Three things we learned about Trump's foreign policy from Iran strikes

    Donald Trump was seemingly on the fence about getting involved in the Iran-Israel conflict - and then he suddenly took a gamble and carried out strikes against three of Iran's nuclear facilities.

    Trump's critics warn his unpredictable style is dangerous, while loyalists say it's the start of the US president's "doctrine".

    The BBC's reporter Bernd Debusmann lays out what we learned about the US president's foreign policy style.

  9. Trump lashes out at US media over intelligence leakpublished at 02:51 British Summer Time
    Breaking

    Donald Trump has responded to reports about the leaked intelligence assessment on the US strike on Iran.

    Posting on Truth Social, Trump lashed out at the US media and their reporting.

    "FAKE NEWS CNN, TOGETHER WITH THE FAILING NEW YORK TIMES, HAVE TEAMED UP IN AN ATTEMPT TO DEMEAN ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MILITARY STRIKES IN HISTORY. THE NUCLEAR SITES IN IRAN ARE COMPLETELY DESTROYED! BOTH THE TIIMES AND CNN ARE GETTING SLAMMED BY THE PUBLIC!"

    Trump's administration has continued to push back on the report that says the US strikes on Iran did not eliminate its nuclear programme.

    Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter and departing the White House on 24 June 2025 in Washington, DC.Image source, Getty Images
  10. US to reopen embassy in Jerusalem following ceasefirepublished at 02:26 British Summer Time

    The US embassy in Jerusalem has announced it will be opening on Wednesday and lifting shelter in place orders for employees.

    In a statement, the embassy cites the ceasefire between Israel and Iran and the "lifting of all restrictions" by Israel's Home Front Command for resuming its operations.

    However, it also issues a travel warning for employees.

    "US government employees and their family members are restricted from travel outside the greater Tel Aviv (including Herzliya, Netanya, and Even Yehuda), Jerusalem, and Be’er Sheva areas until further notice," the statement said.

    Prior to the ceasefire, the embassy issued multiple security alerts for employees and their family members to shelter in place amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

    A US flag flies at the US embassy complex in JerusalemImage source, AFP via Getty Images
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    A US flag flies at the US embassy complex in Jerusalem

  11. 'Bomb Iran' lyrics repeated in video posted by Trumppublished at 02:08 British Summer Time

    Donald Trump has posted a 60-second video, external on social media that shows B-2 Bomber warplanes flying through the sky dropping dozens of bombs, over a musical soundtrack that repeats the words "bomb Iran".

    The song - a parodied version of the Beach Boys' hit track Barbara Ann - has been tweaked to replace Barbara Ann with "bomb Iran".

    The lyrics of the song in the video posted by Trump include: "Old Uncle Sam's getting pretty hot. Time to turn Iran into a parking lot. Bomb Iran. Bomb. Bomb. Bomb."

  12. Trump special envoy calls intelligence leak 'treasonous'published at 01:48 British Summer Time
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    US special envoy Steve Witkoff at the White House on 28 May 2025.Image source, Getty Images

    The pushback from the Trump administration continues, with Trump's special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff calling the leaked intelligence assessment on the US strike on Iran "treasonous".

    "It's outrageous, it's treasonous and it has to be investigated. Whoever's responsible for it should be held accountable," he told Fox News.

    He added that he has read all the damage assessment reports, saying there's "no doubt" that all three nuclear sites the US hit were "obliterated".

    Trump appeared to echo Witkoff's comments by posting a clip of the Fox interview on Truth Social, quoting him as saying: “We put 12 bunker buster bombs on Fordow. There's no doubt that it breached the canopy...and there's no doubt that it was OBLITERATED. So, the reporting out there that in some way suggests that we did not achieve the objective is just completely preposterous!”

  13. What the intelligence report on US strike foundpublished at 01:27 British Summer Time

    As we have been reporting, an early Pentagon intelligence assessment of America's attack on Iran on Saturday has cast doubt on the administration's claims that the nuclear programme was "obliterated".

    The US struck three nuclear facilities in Iran - Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan - with "bunker buster" bombs capable of penetrating 18m (60ft) of concrete or 61m (200ft) of earth before exploding.

    But sources familiar with the assessment say Iran's centrifuges are largely "intact" and the impact was limited to aboveground structures.

    Entrances to two nuclear facilities were sealed off, and some infrastructure was destroyed or damaged but much of the facilities, which are deep underground, were intact.

    The anonymous sources told US media it is estimated the attack only set Iran back "a few months, tops", and that any resumption of its nuclear programme may be based on how long it takes the country to dig out and make repairs.

    Sources also confirmed to CBS that some of Iran's enriched uranium stockpile was moved before the strikes, according to the intelligence assessment.

    You can read more on the assessment here.

    Graphic of a bunker buster bomb
  14. Trump thanks Jeb Bushpublished at 01:10 British Summer Time

    Jeb Bush in New Delhi, India, on 13 October 2007Image source, Getty Images
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    Jeb Bush was once the heir apparent of a political dynasty until Trump came along

    President Donald Trump has expressed his gratitude to former arch-rival Jeb Bush, after he commended him on the US strikes against Iran.

    "Thank you to Jeb Bush - Very much appreciated," Trump wrote on social media.

    Former Florida Governor Bush, in his own social media post on Sunday, said the raid on Iranian nuclear facilities "reasserts American strength, restores deterrence, and sends an unmistakable message to rogue regimes: the era of impunity is over".

    Trump and Bush were bitter adversaries in the 2015-16 race for the Republican White House nomination. Trump prevailed after mocking his rival as "low energy" and railing against his brother President George W Bush's war in Iraq.

  15. Trump takes victory lap but pitfalls remainpublished at 00:49 British Summer Time 25 June

    Anthony Zurcher
    North America correspondent

    Aboard Air Force One en route to the Nato summit in the Netherlands, Trump shared a personal text message from a somewhat unlikely source.

    It was sent by Nato boss Mark Rutte who praised the American president for what he had accomplished in using US bombers to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.

    "Congratulations and thank you for your decisive action in Iran, " wrote Rutte. The warm words illustrated just how much the diplomatic equation in the Middle East has changed for Trump.

    Last week he left the G7 summit a day early, as conflict raged between Israel and Iran and it appeared increasingly likely the US would join the fight. America's allies were anxious.

    Now, it appears Trump is heading to Europe with the intention of basking in their praise. But the outlook is more complicated.

    While the administration says Iran's nuclear research facilities were "obliterated", US military intelligence officials have told American media the damage is not as severe as the White House claimed.

    And although Trump appears to have stopped the two-week Israel-Iran fighting, the wars that Trump inherited and promised to end, in Gaza and Ukraine, rage on.

    Read more here.

    President Donald Trump and and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte look at each other as they pose for a family photo for the 2025 NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands,Image source, Reuters
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    President Donald Trump and and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte look at each other as they pose for a family photo for the NATO summit in The Hague

  16. How a volatile 24 hours edged Iran and Israel to a ceasefirepublished at 00:07 British Summer Time 25 June

    Over the course of a dizzying 24 hours beginning on Monday, events in the Middle East have moved quickly.

    A US airbase came under attack, the White House mediated a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, and the deal came close to unravelling.

    Read our in-depth look at how those 24 hours unfolded here.

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    Video shows air defences over Qatar as Iran attacks US base

  17. Why is there uncertainty about the destruction of Iran's nuclear sites?published at 00:07 British Summer Time 25 June

    Doubts have lingered over the future of Iran's nuclear programme after the US strikes over the weekend, in the absence of solid evidence that America's bombing raid penetrated the deep-underground uranium enrichment sites.

    President Trump and others in his administration have insisted that Saturday's strikes "totally obliterated" Tehran's programme.

    But a new intelligence report produced by the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency has cast doubt on this claim.

    Its findings state that the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities did not destroy the Iranian nuclear programme, and have probably only set it back by months.

    In response, the White House said the assessment is "flat-out wrong" and is "a clear attempt to demean" President Trump.

  18. Ceasefire appears to be holding - recappublished at 00:06 British Summer Time 25 June

    So far, so quiet. For the first time in almost two weeks, residents in Israel and Iran have not been awoken by the sounds of sirens or explosions. Let's have look back at Tuesday's developments:

    • US media are reporting that an initial assessment produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency says US strikes on Iran only set back its nuclear programme by a few months.
    • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says the report is "flat-out wrong"
    • The Pentagon insisted Iran's nuclear capability has been "obliterated"
    • The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding, with both acknowledging it is in place
    • It follows an angry intervention by US President Donald Trump who earlier accused both sides of violating the truce
    • The Israeli and the Iranian governments both claimed victory in their recent conflict
    • Trump is attending the Nato summit in the Netherlands, where the focus is on defence spending among the countries that make up the alliance
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    Trump uses expletive in warning to Iran and Israel