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What Matters Most On Wednesday, June 25, 2025

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump says Israel sent agents into Iran’s Fordo nuclear site, saw ‘total obliteration’

By Lazar Berman

President says US will strike again if Iran tries to revive enrichment, but is sure that won’t be necessary; hails ceasefire and reports ‘great progress’ toward Gaza hostage-truce deal

US envoy Steve Witkoff appears on Fox News' 'Laura Ingraham Show,' on June 24, 2025. (Screen capture via YouTube)

Witkoff: US, Iran seeking ‘peace deal,’ strikes set Tehran’s nuke program back years

By ToI Staff and Agencies

This handout satellite picture provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on June 22, 2025, shows a crater after US strikes on Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in central Iran. (Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies / AFP)

Iran says nuclear sites ‘badly damaged’ amid conflicting reports on strikes’ success

By AP, Nava Freiberg and Lazar Berman

New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani, speaks to supporters during an election night gathering at The Greats of Craft LIC on June 24, 2025 in the Long Island City neighborhood of the Queens borough in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via AFP)

Mamdani has accused Israel of genocide, said he'd arrest PM

In stunning defeat, Cuomo concedes to anti-Israel Mamdani in NYC mayoral primary

‘He deserved it. He won’: Former governor, who leaned into Jewish vote during campaign, acknowledges defeat to socialist opponent

Top row, left to right: Lt. Matan Shai Yashinovski, Staff Sgt. Ronel Ben-Moshe, Sgt. Ronen Shapiro; Bottom row, left to right: Sgt. Maayan Baruch Pearlstein, Staff Sgt. Niv Radia, Sgt. Shahar Manoav, and Staff Sgt. Alon Davidov. The IDF announced that the seven soldiers were killed amid fighting in the southern Gaza Strip on June 24, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

7 Israeli soldiers killed when armored vehicle hit by explosive in southern Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian

Initial probe finds Hamas operative threw bomb inside combat engineering vehicle in Khan Younis; soldier seriously hurt in separate incident; Katz says troops fought heroically

MK Moshe Gafni attends a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, June 23, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/FLASH90)

Senior Haredi lawmaker: ‘I don’t understand what we are fighting for in Gaza’

Palestinians queue at a food distribution point in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 23, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)

44 said killed near Gaza aid sites; UN condemns ‘weaponization’ of food distribution

By Agencies and ToI Staff

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Israeli soldiers search through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, June 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

Explainer

The Israel-Iran war by the numbers, after 12 days of fighting

550 missiles, 1,000 drones fired; 31 impacts in populated areas; 28 killed, over 3,000 wounded in Israel; IDF says Iran’s capabilities degraded, nuclear program set back years

IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin speaks at a press conference at the Kirya base in Tel Aviv, June 6, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF assesses Iran’s nuclear program set back years, but ‘too early’ to know for sure

By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff

A property owner surveys damage in Bat Yam on June 24, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)

Cost of damages from Iran war forecast at double October 7 and ensuing attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in a video address on June 24, 2025. (Screen capture/GPO)

'The campaign against Iran isn't over' -- IDF chief

Netanyahu claims ‘historic victory,’ says ‘we sent Iran’s nuclear program down the drain’

By Lazar Berman

After US rebuke over strikes, PM says ‘Israel has never had a friend like President Trump,’ vows to ‘act with same determination’ if Tehran attempts to restore its atomic program

This graphic image compares Iran's Fordo nuclear facility before and after the United States bombed the site on June 22, 2025. (AP Graphic)

American strikes only set Iran’s nuclear program back by months — US intel report

By Reuters, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the site of an Iranian ballistic missile impact at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, June 20, 2025. (Itai Ron/Pool/Flash90)

Poll shows postwar popularity bump for PM and Likud, but no majority for his coalition

This picture shows a residential building that was hit in an Israeli strike covered with a big Iranian flag, in Tehran on June 25, 2025. (Atta Kenare/AFP)

Live updates (closed)

June 25: Witkoff says nuclear enrichment and weaponization are US red lines on Iran

By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff

Iranian foreign ministry says nuclear facilities ‘badly damaged’ by US strikes * UN watchdog chief: Iran said it took ‘special measures’ to protect enriched uranium at start of war

8:49 pm

Nuclear enrichment and weaponization are US red lines on Iran, Witkoff tells CNBC
8:47 pm

CIA: Intel 'indicates' Iran nuke program 'severely damaged,' several sites 'destroyed'
8:40 pm

Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli troops in northern West Bank village — PA

Analysis

After bizarre end to promising campaign, Israel will face Iran nuclear question again

Riding high after US strikes on Iran, Netanyahu suddenly found himself the target of Trump’s ire and no longer in control of war; Tehran’s program was set back, but not for good

Left to right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the scene where an Iranian ballistic missile impacted, causing damage at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, June 20, 2025. (Itai Ron/Pool via Flash90); US President Donald Trump after stepping off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 21, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/AFP); Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a televised speech, June 13, 2025. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)

Iranian Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Reza Najafi, at an extraordinary IAEA Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on June 23, 2025. (Joe Klamar/AFP)

Iran’s parliament backs bill to suspend cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Iranians wave national flags and chant slogans as they celebrate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel at Enghlab Square in the capital Tehran on June 24, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Iran says 700 arrested for wartime ties with Israel; 3 alleged Mossad agents hanged

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Op-ed: Day 628 of the war

When the US president helped save Israel, then went ballistic on its leadership

With those three strikes on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities, Trump might also just have helped save humanity. But he and only he will decide if and when he needs to do it again

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on June 24, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

AnalysisBig questions loom over Trump’s announcement of Israel-Iran ceasefire deal

By Reuters and ToI Staff

Israelis boarding a Tus Airlines plane bound for Athens from Aqaba, Jordan, on June 24, 2025 (Jessica Steinberg/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook

Unaware of impending ceasefire, Israelis stage a last exodus through Jordan’s Aqaba airport

By Jessica Steinberg

Despite long lines, confiscation of Jewish ritual objects and added travel time, the Jordanian border drew those desperate to leave amid dearth of flights

Making odyssey back home by boat, stranded Israelis navigate war, sea and sirens

By Stav Levaton

Analysis

Israeli strikes hollowed out Iran’s leadership, but IRGC will remain dominant force

By targeting top military figures, Israel delivered a symbolic and strategic blow, though experts warn that regime may now ‘move in a much more hard-line direction’ under the Guards

A man walks past a billboard displaying images of top Iranian commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes early Friday, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranians chant slogans and wave national flags as they celebrate a ceasefire between Iran and Israel at Enghlab Square in the capital Tehran on June 24, 2025. (ATTA KENARE / AFP)

ToI podcastDaily Briefing June 25: Day 628 – For Iranian regime, does survival equal victory?

By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Haviv Rettig Gur

A B-2 bomber arrives at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/David Smith)

AnalysisHow far did Israeli killings of Iran’s top nuclear scientists set back its program?

By AP

Rachel Sharansky Danziger

What I celebrate when I celebrate the ceasefire

Despair at how much wasn’t done would be easy; instead, I pay homage to Israel’s achievements: they give us the strength and grit to keep going

Why Trump told Israel: Don’t

Hint: It’s not about Israel. We Israelis and our supporters need to recognize we are living in the Gulf’s world now

Don’t let the post-ceasefire blues get you down

It will take time to understand the full impact of Operation Rising Lion, but one thing I know is that Israel is stronger and the world safer than they were on June 12

Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz

Was the Supreme Court’s conscription ruling real or just a dream?

A year ago, the Court told the state to follow its own laws on drafting Haredim. Since then, few notices were sent and compliance has been miniscule

A composite image shows (from left to right) Michal Zacks, Noa Boguslavsky, Cpl. Eitan Zacks, and Naomi Shaanan, who were killed by an Iranian missile attack on Beersheba on June 24, 2025. (Courtesy, IDF)

Authorities identify the four Israelis killed in Iranian missile attack on Beersheba

By Emanuel Fabian

Eitan Zacks, 18, an off-duty soldier, died alongside his mother Michal, 50, and girlfriend Noa Boguslavsky, 18; Naomi Shaanan was killed in an adjacent apartment

Site of an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv, June 19, 2025. (Eli Katzoff/Times of Israel)

ToI original video

Aftermath: Flight through one Iranian missile impact site

A ballistic missile strike causes shockwaves of damage, wrecking several high-rise buildings in Tel Aviv. Our drone takes you where it’s no longer safe to stand

An Israeli protester sits outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence, calling for the return of the Israeli hostages and an end to the war, on June 13, 2025. His sign reads: "Agreements save lives. Wars save politicians." (Rachel Alroey/FLASH90)

Mediator: Ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas possible ‘within days’

Bishara Bahbah says conclusion of Israel-Iran war puts Gaza back atop regional agenda, but Arab diplomat argues that dynamic that led to standstill in talks remains unchanged

Family members and friends attend the funeral service of slain hostage Yonatan Samerano in Tel Aviv, June 24, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

‘A true superman’: Slain hostage Yonatan Samerano laid to rest

Relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza and supporters protest for their release, outside the Likud party's headquarters in Tel Aviv, June 21, 2025. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)

As Iran ceasefire takes hold, hostages’ families plead for renewed effort on Gaza

By Sam Sokol and Nurit Yohanan

An El Al flight takes off from Ben Gurion International Airport, outside of Tel Aviv, June 19, 2025. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

Israel reopens skies for air travel, returns international airport to full operation

By Sharon Wrobel

Following Iran ceasefire, Ben Gurion Airport will operate without restrictions; six foreign carriers want to resume flights, while others will stay away this summer

Students go back to school in Tel Aviv after a strike, May 6, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

Home Front Command lifts all restrictions on civilians; schools to reopen Wednesday

By Emanuel Fabian and Ben Sales

Placing of a public shelter in northern Israel, on the border with Lebanon. November 17, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Shelters erected in areas hit hard by missiles, but Arab towns again overlooked

By Charlie Summers

Behind the Headlines

ToI Community webinar: The Israel-Iran War

Today, June 26 at 7pm Israel/12 noon ET, ToI editor David Horovitz and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman answer your questions on the Israel-Iran war

Victor and Susan Schmelzer at the Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, June 24, 2025 (Zev Stub/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'No country would have done what Israel did'

At Jerusalem’s shuk, locals are cynical, relieved and angry over Iran ceasefire deal

Hours after US President Trump scolded Israel and Iran for violating the truce, shoppers at Mahane Yehuda looked forward to sleeping — and hoped the job was done

Lev Echad volunteers (from left) Ray Margolin, May Esher, and Eyal Meidan, stand against a background of buildings damaged by an Iranian missile on June 22, 2025. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'If we don't volunteer to do this work, who else will?'

After the missiles explode, One Heart’s volunteers help residents pick up the pieces

Armed with hard hats, gloves, plastic sheeting and spools of tape, thousands of citizens are cleaning up homes damaged by Iran’s barrages and assisting the displaced

AnalysisIts missile stock is depleted, but Iran’s arsenal may still be a threat

By Stav Levaton

More Headlines

A National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin issued by the US Department of Homeland Security warning of a "heightened threat environment" following US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, is photographed June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

US cities raise security in light of Iran’s history of murder-for-hire reprisals

By AP and ToI Staff

Houthi supporters burn US and Israeli flags during an anti-US and anti-Israel weekly rally in Sanaa, Yemen, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

Yemen’s Houthis likely to be ‘persistent problem’ for US, military official says

By Reuters and ToI Staff

A woman walks on a bridge in front of banners bearing a pictures of US President Donald Trump accompanied by a messages, in Tel Aviv on June 22, 2025 (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

World leaders express relief, urge diplomacy as shaky Israel-Iran ceasefire begins

By Agencies and ToI Staff

Hadash-Ta’al chairman MK Ayman Odeh attends a Knesset House Committee hearing on his possible impeachment, June 24, 2025. (Dani Shem-Tov/ Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)

Likud MKs invoke ‘hanging,’ ‘firing squad’ in hearing on impeaching Arab lawmaker

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara attends a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, April 27, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)

AG says Netanyahu cannot pick next Shin Bet chief due to ongoing probes of aides

By Michael Horovitz

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 7, 2025. (Oliver Contreras/AFP)

GOP firebrand claims JFK’s assassination linked to his opposition to Israeli atomic program

View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig as seen from Dor Habonim Beach Nature Reserve, on January 1, 2020. (Flash90)

Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field to resume operations after Iran ceasefire

By Steven Scheer

People and rescuers inspect the damage at the site of a reported suicide attack at the Saint Elias church in Damascus's Dwelaa area on June 22, 2025. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

Shadowy jihadist group claims Damascus church attack, as government blames ISIS

By AFP

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