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Iranian and U.S. officials hold mediated talks in Qatar
Iranian officials arrived in Qatar for U.S.-mediated negotiations more than four months after the February 28 start of U.S. and Israeli air operations. The talks follow a June 17 memorandum of understanding to end the conflict.
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Iranian officials arrived in Qatar for mediated talks with the United States more than four months after U.S. and Israeli forces launched air attacks across Iran. The negotiations in Doha follow the June 17 signing of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States to end the war.
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Limited exchanges of fire and repeated threats of renewed conflict have continued since the agreement.
Israeli statements on possible resumption Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that targets are already selected and the army awaits an order to deploy fighter jets. Katz stated the war could resume immediately if President Donald Trump decides the negotiations will not yield results or if Iran attacks Israel.
" Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded on Wednesday that any threat against Iran's people and leadership will receive an immediate powerful response.
Reported damage to Iranian military and infrastructure The U.S. military said it struck more than 13,000 targets in fewer than 40 days of intense attacks, while the Israeli army reported launching approximately 10,800 strikes on some 4,000 targets. Strikes hit ballistic and cruise missile sites, drone facilities, air defences, command hubs, naval systems, coastal radars, and nuclear facilities.
CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper testified in May that more than 85 percent of Iran's ballistic missile, drone, and naval defence-industrial base has been damaged or destroyed. Trump stated that more than 155 Iranian vessels were damaged or destroyed, including the sinking of IRIS Dena, which killed 104 crew members.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in early April that the Israeli army destroyed 70 percent of Iran's steel production capacity. The U.S. naval blockade of Iran's southern ports from April 13 to mid-June halted oil exports during that period.
