Trump Claims Israel-Iran Ceasefire Back On, Criticizes Iran's Nuclear Program Status

Ceasefire Announcement

• 🎙️ President Trump announced that a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran was back in effect.
• 📞 This announcement was made en route to the NATO summit, following a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• 😠 The turnaround occurred after Trump expressed frustration with both sides for violating a previously announced ceasefire.

Congressional Briefings

• 🏛️ A classified briefing on Iran, expected for House members, was postponed.
• 🗓️ The Senate briefing was also pushed back, with the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense slated to participate.
• 🗣️ Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the postponement as "outrageous" and "evasive," citing a legal obligation for the administration to inform Congress.

Iran's Nuclear Program

• 🔬 A new US intelligence report indicates that Iran's nuclear program has only been set back a few months by a US strike, not "completely and fully obliterated" as President Trump had stated.
• ⚠️ This assessment comes from two individuals familiar with the early findings of the report.

International Relations

• ✈️ President Trump arrived in the Netherlands for the NATO summit.
• ✉️ He shared a message from NATO's Secretary General congratulating him for "decisive action in Iran."
• 🚫 Trump stated he does not want to see a regime change in Iran due to the potential chaos it would cause.