Israel-Iran conflict LIVE: U.S. hits back at accounts Iran moved uranium

A man passes next to a mural, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Haifa, Israel, June 25, 2025.
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Israel and Iran seemed to honour the fragile ceasefire between them for a third day on Thursday (June 26, 2025) and U.S. President Donald Trump asserted that American and Iranian officials will talk next week, giving rise to cautious hope for longer-term peace. 

Mr. Trump told reporters at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit that he was not particularly interested in restarting negotiations with Iran, insisting that U.S. strikes had destroyed its nuclear program. 

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Meanwhile, Mr. Trump, has sought credit for ordering military action and then quickly announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, has lashed out angrily at media accounts of a classified report that doubted the extent of damage to Iranian nuclear sites. 

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