A classified U.S. military intelligence assessment has concluded that last weekend’s airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure failed to cripple the country’s atomic ambitions, undercutting public claims by President Donald Trump and his defense officials that the mission delivered total destruction, according to a CNN report. According to four sources briefed on the findings, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) assessed that the strikes dealt heavy damage to aboveground structures but left Iran’s core nuclear capabilities—including its stockpile of enriched uranium and much of its centrifuge systems—largely intact. The analysis suggests Iran’s nuclear program has been set back by mere months, not years, and could resume at pace.

Iran’s nuclear chief acknowledged Tuesday that the country’s nuclear infrastructure sustained major damage in the wake of a punishing 12-day Israeli-led military campaign, with U.S. forces joining in the final stage of the strikes. Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said Tehran had anticipated damage to its nuclear sites and is already taking steps to restore operations. “The plan is to prevent interruptions in the process of production and services,” Eslami told the state-run Mehr News Agency. American and Israeli officials believe the bombardment set back Iran’s nuclear ambitions by years.

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New York City Democrats will decide Tuesday whether to reboot Andrew Cuomo’s political career, elevate liberal upstart Zohran Mamdani, or turn to a crowded field of lesser-known but maybe less-polarizing candidates in the party’s mayoral primary. Their choice could say something about what kind of leader Democrats are looking for during President Donald Trump’s second term. The vote takes place on a sweltering day about four years after Cuomo resigned as governor following a harassment scandal. Yet the 67-year-old has been the favorite throughout the race, with his deep experience, nearly universal name recognition, strong political connections and juggernaut fundraising apparatus.

The IDF announced on Tuesday that, following a new situational assessment and with the approval of Defense Minister Yisrael Katz, most of Israel will return to full civilian activity starting tonight. According to the official statement, the Home Front Command’s updated defensive guidelines will take effect Tuesday, June 24th, at 8:00 PM, and remain in place until Thursday, June 26th at 8:00 PM. “All areas of the country will shift to full activity without restriction,” the IDF stated. The only exception is the area surrounding the Gaza Strip, where communities will remain under the Southern Command’s specific guidelines due to ongoing security concerns. The IDF emphasized that the public must continue to follow official instructions from the Home Front Command.

The IDF has confirmed that an off-duty soldier was among those killed in this morning’s Iranian ballistic missile attack on the city of Be’er Sheva. The fallen soldier has been identified as 18-year-old Corporal Eitan Zacks HY’D, a resident of Be’er Sheva and a trainee in the IDF’s elite Multidomain Unit. Tragically, Cpl. Zacks was killed at home alongside two of his family members when the missile struck their building. A fourth victim, who lived in a neighboring apartment, was also killed in the attack. Zacks was at home at the time because a paramedics training course he was attending had switched to remote learning due to the ongoing security situation.

In a scorching social media outburst Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump launched an attack on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), branding her “stupid” and “one of the dumbest people in Congress,” after she renewed calls for his impeachment over his decision to strike Iran’s nuclear sites with B-2 stealth bombers, severely damaging them. Trump’s Truth Social post accused Ocasio-Cortez of inciting impeachment proceedings out of spite for the Trump administration’s “Victories,” claiming Democrats “aren’t used to WINNING.” The president mocked Ocasio-Cortez’s intelligence and demanded she take a cognitive test, touting his own recent exam at Walter Reed Medical Center. “President Trump ACED it,” he boasted, claiming he answered every question correctly.

Israel’s tally of the war damage it wrought on Iran includes the targeted killings of at least 14 scientists, an unprecedented attack on the brains behind Iran’s nuclear program that outside experts say can only set it back, not stop it. In an interview with The Associated Press, Israel’s ambassador to France said the killings will make it “almost” 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. “The fact that the whole group disappeared is basically throwing back the program by a number of years, by quite a number of years,” Ambassador Joshua Zarka said.

A person was viciously assaulted Monday afternoon near 16th Avenue and 51st Street in Boro Park, sparking a swift and coordinated response by the NYPD and Boro Park Shomrim. The suspect attempted to flee the scene following the brutal attack, but Boro Park Shomrim volunteers quickly sprang into action. Utilizing real-time information and coordinated efforts, they tracked the suspect as he moved through the neighborhood. The NYPD, working closely with Shomrim, successfully intercepted and arrested the suspect just a few blocks away at 13th Avenue and 53rd Street.   (YWN World Headquarters – NYC)

In surprising statements, US President Donald Trump slammed Israel’s vow to attack Tehran in response to Iran’s violation of the ceasefire several hours after it was announced and claimed that “both sides violated the ceasefire.” Trump wrote on Truth Social: “ISRAEL. DO NOT DROP THOSE BOMBS. IF YOU DO IT IS A MAJOR VIOLATION. BRING YOUR PILOTS HOME, NOW!” Trump also complained to reporters that “Israel is going to attack Iran because of one rocket that didn’t land anywhere.” Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal quoted an Israeli official as saying, “The Trump administration conveyed a message that Israel has the right to respond after Iran attacked.