JFNA UPDATES
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June 24, 2025 - October 7 War, Day 627 - 50 Hostages remain in captivity
- In the evening hours, local time, yesterday, Iran launched some twenty missiles against US bases in the Middle East.
- Numerous missiles were fired at the Al Udeid air base in Qatar, which is used by Qatari forces as well as American, British, and other foreign troops. Al Udeid is the largest US base in the Middle East, home to CENTCOM’s forward command headquarters and around 10,000 US troops.
- An additional barrage was fired at a US base in Iraq.
- No injuries or major damage were reported in either attack, with all troops taking shelter in bunkers before the strikes.
- In a subsequent statement, US President Donald Trump confirmed that Iran had provided advance warning before launching the attack.
- The strikes came shortly after Qatar closed its airspace as a precaution, in light of threats from Iran. Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates also temporarily closed their airspace during the attack, and several airlines canceled flights amid the escalation.
- The US military said there was no impact on the Al Udeid air base. Iran, however, claimed that six missiles struck the site.
- US President Donald Trump mocked the attack as a “very weak response” to the “Obliteration of their Nuclear Facilities… which we expected, and have very effectively countered.”
- Some Israeli media called the entire event “a charade,” claiming there was agreement by both Iran and the United States (as well as Qatar), that a minor attack would be tolerated to help Iran save face and be able to claim that it retaliated for the heavy US strikes on the Islamic Republic the day before. Those attacks are believed to have destroyed – or greatly set back – the country’s nuclear weapons development.
- In the hours following the Iranian attacks on US bases, a ceasefire aimed at ending the fighting between Israel and Iran was brokered by Qatar and the United States.
- US President Donald Trump announced, and took credit for, the ceasefire agreement.
- Israeli officials have said that Israel’s primary goals of the war have been met: Preventing the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons, seriously hampering the country’s ballistic missile capabilities, and destroying significant parts of its air defenses. Israel was also able to show that it can easily challenge Iran in the future, if needed. This process was sped up considerably by the involvement of the US military, ending the fighting even sooner.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened the Security Cabinet last night, together with the Defense Minister, the IDF Chief-of-Staff, and the Director of the Mossad, to discuss the ceasefire and report that Israel has “achieved all of the objectives of Operation Rising Lion, and much more.” In a statement, the government said:
“In the last several days, the IDF has also severely struck regime targets in the heart of Tehran, eliminated hundreds of militants from the Basij, the terrorist regime's instrument of repression, and eliminated an additional senior nuclear scientist.
“Israel thanks President Trump and the US for their defensive support and for their participation in removing the Iranian nuclear threat. In light of having achieved the objectives of the operation, and in full coordination with President Trump, Israel agrees to the President's proposal for a bilateral ceasefire.
“Israel will respond forcefully to any violation of the ceasefire.
“Our hearts are with the families that have lost loved ones and we send our best wishes for a full recovery to those who have been wounded.
“In Operation Rising Lion, the State of Israel made great historic achievements and placed itself in the first rank of the world's major powers. This is a great success for the people of Israel and its fighters, who removed two existential threats to our country, and ensured the eternity of Israel.”
- There is some discussion of trying to extend the ceasefire to Gaza. Reports suggest that numerous parties are trying to convince Hamas that all of its allies have been defeated, and that it should strike a deal now to end hostilities and return all of the remaining 50 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive. There is no word, yet, on any progress towards such a deal, but earlier today the Qatari prime minister said that talks between the two sides will take place in the coming days. The Hostage and Missing Families Forum noted that ending the military operation against Iran without taking the opportunity to secure the release of the hostages held in Gaza would be a “grave diplomatic failure.”
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