In a rare break from the shadows, Mossad Chief David Barnea stepped into the light Wednesday to send a message: Israel’s enemies will never see it coming. In a video address released to the public — a near-unprecedented move by the ultra-secretive spy agency — Barnea delivered a chilling summary of the Mossad’s role in the war that brought Iran’s regime to its knees earlier this month. “We will [continue to] be there, like we have been there,” he said, almost tauntingly, to Tehran.

President Donald Trump has explained why he so strongly believes that Iran’s nuclear program had been reduced to “total obliteration” — revealing that Israeli agents had entered the bombed sites to confirm the destruction firsthand. “Israel is doing a report on it now,” Trump told reporters. “I was told they said it was total obliteration. You know they have guys that go in there after the hit… and they said it was total obliteration.” The president doubled down on the effectiveness of the surprise airstrike, dismissing a leaked U.S. intelligence assessment suggesting Iran could resume enrichment within months. “They didn’t have a chance to get anything out,” Trump insisted. “We acted fast. If it would have taken two weeks, maybe.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani as the 33-year old member of the state Assembly had a significant lead in the race Tuesday night. Cuomo’s concession came as the race’s outcome will be decided by a ranked choice count after neither Democrat got a clear majority in the vote. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist member of the state Assembly, started to pull ahead with more than an estimated 80% of ballots counted. Cuomo, in a speech to supporters, said Mamdani “won” and that “we are going to take a look and make some decisions.” “Tonight is his night,” Cuomo said. Mamdani would be the city’s first Muslim and Indian American mayor if elected. Cuomo is trying to make a comeback from a harassment scandal.

Israeli intelligence now assesses that the joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure have significantly delayed — but not eliminated — Tehran’s atomic ambitions. A senior Israeli official told The Times of Israel that the coordinated operation has pushed Iran’s nuclear program back by “several years.” However, the official emphasized that the program was not fully dismantled, contradicting the White House narrative. A separate CNN report on Tuesday said that the U.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.

Members of Iran’s Jewish community are trying to project a sense of calm from their shuttered homes in Shiraz and Tehran, but fear lurks under the surface, Ynet reported. The report quoted Zahava, an Israeli from Iran who received what may be the last WhatsApp message from a childhood friend in Shiraz. “In Persian, she wrote that the police had taken the chazanim and Rabbanim in for questioning. They were suspected of collaborating with Israel. To this day, we don’t know if they’ve been released,” Zahava said from her home in Haifa, “She told us it’s best not to contact the Jews there right now—the situation is extremely fragile. We used to be in touch daily.

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.

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.

Iran fired multiple missile barrages targeting nearly all areas of Israel early Tuesday morning, casting doubt on a fragile U.S.- and Qatar-brokered ceasefire meant to end the brutal 12-day war between the two nations. The attacks  come amid ambiguity over the ceasefire’s start time, with a new Axios report indicating it is set to begin at 7 a.m. Israel time (12 a.m. EDT) on Tuesday, raising questions about whether Iran’s actions constitute a violation. The conflict erupted on June 13 when Israel launched a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, including key sites at Natanz and Fordow, and targeted senior military commanders and nuclear scientists.

President Donald Trump has announced a pending ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, officially bringing an end to what he called “The 12 Day War.” The agreement, brokered after days of intense diplomatic and military maneuvering, marks the conclusion of nearly two weeks of devastating conflict across the Middle East. According to the statement, Iran will begin the ceasefire in approximately six hours, followed by Israel after 12 hours. After a full 24-hour truce, Trump said, the war will be considered officially over and “saluted by the world.” The ceasefire follows a relentless Israeli military campaign that saw the IDF carry out thousands of precision strikes across Iran, targeting Revolutionary Guard facilities, missile factories, and infrastructure.

President Donald Trump has posted on social media again, this time to address the Iranian strikes on a US base in Qatar. He described it as a “very weak response”, which the US “expected” and “very effectively countered”. “There have been 14 missiles fired – 13 were knocked down, and 1 was ‘set free,’ because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction,” he added. “I am pleased to report that NO Americans were harmed, and hardly any damage was done.” He added: “Most importantly, they’ve gotten it all out of their ‘system,’ and there will, hopefully, be no further HATE. “I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured.