Iranian newspapers reported Iran admitting "significant" damage to nuclear facilities, contradicting earlier victory claims, while Khamenei's whereabouts remained unknown. Trump announced Iran sought direct talks and predicted a Gaza ceasefire within one week, declaring "the agreement is close."
The US Supreme Court delivered Trump a major victory by limiting federal courts' power to block presidential orders, specifically on birthright citizenship restrictions. Trump celebrated it as an "enormous victory" while beginning mass deportation preparations.
Trade tensions escalated as Trump broke negotiations with Canada, declaring "they will pay," and warned Europe it would "learn not to be bad." The EU expressed confidence in reaching agreement before the July 9 deadline.
Domestically, a teenager received twenty years for murdering his family in Paderno Dugnano, while Greece approved extradition of Kaufmann for the Villa Pamphili murders. President Mattarella called for international cooperation on the 45th anniversary of the Ustica massacre.