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said on Wednesday that the ceasefire that ended 12 days of war between ally Israel and Iran
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was going "very well", while leaked U.S. intelligence cast doubt on the damage caused by U.S. strikes to Tehran's nuclear program.
Here are the latest developments on the the second day of the ceasefire:
- 'DECADES' OF DAMAGE -
Trump insisted on Wednesday that U.S. strikes resulted in the "total obliteration" of Iran's nuclear capabilities, setting the country's atomic program back by "decades".
"They're not going to be building bombs for a long time," said Trump, who added that the ceasefire since Tuesday was going "very well".
U.S. media earlier cited people familiar with a preliminary U.S. intelligence report as saying that weekend strikes did not fully eliminate Iran's centrifuges or stockpile of enriched uranium.
The U.S. bombardments sealed off entrances to some facilities without destroying underground buildings, setting Iran's nuclear program back by several months, according to the Defense Intelligence Agency report.
- 'SIGNIFICANT HIT' -
The Israeli military said it had delivered a "significant hit" to Iran's nuclear program, but added that it was "still early to assess the results of the operation".
"I believe we have delivered a significant hit to the nuclear program, and I can also say that we have delayed it by several years," military front man Brigadier General Effie Defrin said in a televised presser.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday hailed a "historic victory" in the 12-day conflict and vowed to thwart "any attempt" by Iran to rebuild its nuclear program.
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday the Islamic republic will continue to "assert its legitimate rights" to the peaceful use of atomic power.
- STATE FUNERALS -
Iran will hold state funerals on Saturday for senior military commanders and top scientists killed during the war.
Hossein Salami, the Revolutionary Guards chief killed by Israel on the war's first day on June 13, will be laid to rest in central Iran on Thursday.
According to the Iranian health ministry, Israeli strikes during the war killed at least 610 civilians.
Iran's attacks on Israel killed 28 people, according to official Israeli figures.
- 'TERROR' DESIGNATION -
Israel's defense minister on Wednesday designated Iran's central bank a "terror organization."
"Part of Israel's broader campaign against Iran", the move aims "to target the heart of the Iranian regime's terror financing system, which funds, arms and directs terror throughout the Middle East", said a statement from Minister Israel Katz's office.
- IRAN MPS ON IAEA -
Iranian politicians voted Wednesday in favor of suspending cooperation with the United Nations
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' nuclear watchdog.
"The ineffective International Atomic Energy Agency, which refused to even marginally condemn the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, put its international credibility up for auction," Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said, according to state TV.
The decision still requires the approval of the Guardian Council, a body empowered to vet legislation.