A shaky truce between Israel and Iran, announced after U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, appeared to be holding.

Although the operation achieved an impressive level of tactical success, with a swarm of warplanes penetrating Iran unchallenged following a long, undetected flight from Missouri, it will be far harder than the president has suggested to reliably evaluate the damage inflicted on Iran’s ability to manufacture a nuclear weapon.

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Asked if the United States would strike again if Iran rebuilt its nuclear enrichment programme, U.S. President Donald Trump said: "Sure." (Reporting by Jeff Mason and Bart Meijer;