A fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel gives rise to hopes for a long-term peace

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, confirmed Wednesday that the country's nuclear facilities had been "badly damaged" in American strikes over the weekend. Speaking on Al Jazeera, Baghaei refused to go into detail but conceded the strikes on Sunday by American B-2 bombers using bunker-buster bombs had been significant. "Our nuclear installations have been badly damaged, that's for sure," he said. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Wednesday after a rocky…