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What did US strikes on Iran achieve?

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has said US strikes achieved "nothing significant".

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has said the United States gained nothing from its attacks on the country's nuclear sites. Iranian officials have acknowledged that Washington inflicted considerable damage, but Ayatollah Khamenei, said the strikes amounted to little more than showmanship by President Trump. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has said the missions were a "historic success". America’s top general, Dan Caine, said the massive bombs hit their targets, with pilots reporting the explosions were the brightest they’d ever seen. Our regional experts and correspondents have the latest.

Eyewitnesses and doctors in Gaza say at least 18 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a Hamas police unit. We speak to aid workers.

We also talk about the latest incidents in the occupied West Bank where the Palestinian health ministry says four Palestinians including a boy were killed by Israeli forces on Wednesday.

Presenters: Mark Lowen in Tel Aviv and Luke Jones in London.

(Photo: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a televised message, after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, in Tehran, Iran, June 26, 2025. Credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/REUTERS)

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Thu 26 Jun 2025 15:06GMT

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  • Thu 26 Jun 2025 15:06GMT

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