Tehran, June 24;Ā The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday welcomed the ‘reports’ of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that both nations have agreed to a truce.A statement from the Ministry of External Affairs said, āWe have been following developments overnight relating to the conflict between Iran and Israel, including the US action against Iran’s nuclear facilities and Iranian retaliation against US military bases in Qatar.ā MEA reiterated that there is no alternative to dialogue and diplomacy to address and resolve the multiple conflicts in the region.
MEA also expressed concern over the recent hostilities, saying, āWhile we remain deeply concerned about the prospects for overall and sustained regional security and stability, we welcome reports of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel and the role played by the US and Qatar in bringing it about.ā
3. A U.S. intelligence report suggests that Iranās nuclear program has been set back only a few months after U.S. strikes and was not ācompletely and fully obliteratedā as US President Donald Trump has said, according to two people familiar with the early assessment told the Associated Press.
Israel’s account of the damage inflicted on Iran during the conflict includes the targeted killing of at least 14 scientistsāan extraordinary blow to the intellectual core of Iran’s nuclear program, AP reported.
Ā In an interview with The Associated Press, Israelās ambassador to France said the killings will make it āalmost” impossible for Iran to build weapons from whatever nuclear infrastructure and material may have survived nearly two weeks of Israeli airstrikes and massive bunker-busting bombs dropped by U.S. stealth bombers.
A preliminary assessment by US intelligence has noted that American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend have delayed Tehranās nuclear program by only a few months, according to three sources familiar with the findings.