[By Observer Net, Chen Sijia] US President Trump has announced that Israel and Iran have reached a "comprehensive and complete ceasefire," but before the ceasefire, several Iranian nuclear scientists were assassinated. Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka believes their disappearance is enough to set back Iran's nuclear program by many years, but Iran emphasized that it will not stop its nuclear activities, including uranium enrichment. Iran's Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Reza Najafi, stated that the decision of the US and Israel to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities has caused an "irreparable blow" and that "the existing framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty has failed."

According to Press TV, an English-language news channel in Iran, Iranian nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber died in an Israeli airstrike on northern Tehran at 1:30 AM local time on June 24.

Earlier this year, the US Department of State and Treasury imposed sanctions on Sedighi Saber, citing his connection with Iran's nuclear program. CNN reported that the US Department of State accused him of being the head of a project team related to nuclear explosions, involved in the research and testing of nuclear explosive devices.

Iranian nuclear scientist Mohammad Reza Sedighi Saber Press TV

Tasnim News Agency reported on June 23 that Iranian nuclear scientist Seyed Mostafa Sadati-Amaki and his family were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran. Tasnim News Agency pointed out that in this attack, Israel deliberately targeted civilian areas and non-military residents.

Previously, Tasnim News Agency reported on June 13 that six Iranian nuclear scientists had been killed in this conflict.

Since Israel launched a large-scale air strike on Iran on June 13, the Israeli military has targeted and assassinated several Iranian nuclear scientists. On June 14, the Israeli Defense Forces announced that they had killed nine Iranian nuclear scientists through military operations, stating that these nuclear scientists had previously contributed to Iran's plan to obtain nuclear weapons.

Israeli Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka said in an interview with Associated Press on June 24 that the Israeli military had killed at least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists, "their disappearance basically set back Iran's nuclear program by several years, even many years."

June 23, Tehran, Iran was attacked by Israeli airstrikes, Visual China

Trump released a ceasefire plan between Iran and Israel on the evening of June 23, which would take effect around 0:00 AM (12:00 PM Beijing Time) on June 24, and be implemented in stages: Iran would start the ceasefire first, then Israel would also start the ceasefire after 12 hours, and after 24 hours, this "12-day war" would officially end.

Several hours before the ceasefire plan was announced and took effect, Israel and Iran did not stop attacking. The Israeli military claimed to have struck and destroyed missile launch facilities in western Iran, while Iran fired six waves of missiles toward Israel.

After Trump announced the ceasefire, the Israeli military again claimed that Iran had fired missiles toward Israel, and Israeli Defense Minister Katz immediately ordered the Israeli military to make a "strong response" to Iran's "violation of the ceasefire agreement" and heavily struck targets in the center of Tehran. However, the Iranian Armed Forces General Staff denied that Iran had fired missiles toward Israel after the ceasefire took effect.

In response, Trump strongly criticized both Israel and Iran for violating the ceasefire agreement on June 24, especially expressing dissatisfaction with Israel, "Right after we reached an agreement, Israel immediately launched a massive bombing campaign, I've never seen such a large scale."

Trump also claimed that after the US conducted an air strike on Iran's nuclear facilities on June 22, Iran would "never" be able to recover its nuclear program.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu later issued a statement saying that Israel had attacked a radar array near Tehran in response to "Iran's violation of the ceasefire agreement." The statement also said that after Netanyahu spoke with Trump, Israel stopped "further attacks," and "Israel has achieved all its war objectives."

Regarding this conflict, Iranian President Pezeshkian stated that Iran is ready for dialogue and is striving to secure the legitimate rights of the Iranian people at the negotiation table.

However, this does not mean that Iran will give up its uranium enrichment capability. According to Tasnim News Agency, Ismaili, head of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, stated on June 24 that Iran is assessing the damage to its nuclear facilities and has made a series of arrangements in advance to restore nuclear activities. He emphasized that in order to prevent problems during the nuclear industry production process, Iran has developed multiple plans.

Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Spokesperson Behrooz Kamalvand said that Iran has the ability to continue advancing its nuclear industry, "the enemy cannot eradicate this technology entirely."

Bloomberg News published an article on June 24, stating that before the conflict, IAEA inspectors closely tracked Iran's declared uranium stockpiles to ensure these materials were accounted for and not used for weaponization. However, after the Israeli airstrikes, Iran moved the nuclear material to an "unreported facility," making it difficult for the IAEA to track its whereabouts.

Iran's Permanent Representative to the IAEA, Reza Najafi, stated on June 23 that the decisions of Israel and the United States to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities instead of continuing to negotiate through diplomatic channels caused an "irreparable blow" to the integrity of the Non-Proliferation Treaty, "the existing framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty has failed."

Iranian President Pezeshkian stated on June 21 that Iran has repeatedly indicated that it has never sought to produce nuclear weapons, "now and in the future, it will not seek nuclear weapons." He added that Iran is ready to provide guarantees and confidence-building measures within the framework of international law for its peaceful nuclear activities, but at the same time, according to international law, it will not give up its right to possess peaceful nuclear capabilities.

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