Official Israel Vs. Iran 2025 thread: Updates on first post! UN meeting ended. AIPAC funded politicians activate. US Weekend bombing rumor.

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Iran fires missiles at Israel as mass anti-Israel protests erupt in Tehran

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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6h ago
(07:20 GMT)

Israeli defence minister warns Hezbollah against joining conflict with Iran​

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah group to exercise caution, saying Israel’s patience with “terrorists” who threaten it had worn thin.
“The Hezbollah Secretary-General is not learning a lesson from his predecessors and is threatening to act against Israel in accordance with the Iranian dictator’s orders,” Katz said in a post on X.
Hezbollah’s previous leader Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated during Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah last year.
“I suggest to the Lebanese proxy to be careful and understand that Israel has lost patience with terrorists who threaten it.”
The head of Hezbollah, Naim Qassem, said on Thursday that the Lebanese group would act as it saw fit in the face of what he called “brutal Israeli-American aggression” against Iran.

 

[Afro]

Iran fires missiles at Israel as mass anti-Israel protests erupt in Tehran

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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6h ago
(07:30 GMT)

IAEA: Khondab reactor damaged, but no ‘radiological consequence’ expected​

The International Atomic Energy Agency says it has assessed that Israel’s Thursday strikes on the Khondab heavy water research reactor damaged key buildings at the facility, including the distillation unit.
However, it said, because the Khondab reactor was still under construction and not operational, it contained no nuclear material. Therefore, no “radiological consequence” was expected, IAEA head Rafael Grossi said in a statement.
The statement said damage to the facility, which was previously named Arak, had initially not been visible, but that the agency had later assessed that key buildings in the complex had been damaged.
The Israeli military said it had specifically targeted “the structure of the reactor’s core seal, which is a key component in plutonium production”.

 

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Iran fires missiles at Israel as mass anti-Israel protests erupt in Tehran

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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6h ago
(07:40 GMT)

Araghchi: Iran ‘not prepared for talks’ while Israel’s attacks continue​

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has told state television that he is not prepared for talks with anyone while Israeli attacks continue, ahead of a scheduled meeting with European counterparts in Geneva.
Araghchi has arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, for a meeting with the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK, who are seeking to create a pathway back to diplomacy to de-escalate the conflict over Iran’s nuclear programme. The scheduled meeting is the first major diplomatic effort since Israel launched strikes on Iran last week.
But in comments to Iranian state television, Araghchi said that he was not prepared to talk while Israel continued its assault on his country, adding that “after our resistance against Israel, I think countries will distance themselves from this aggression”.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who will take part in the talks in Geneva, said he believes “a window now exists within the next two weeks to achieve a diplomatic solution” after meeting senior US officials in Washington on Thursday.

 

[Afro]

Iran fires missiles at Israel as mass anti-Israel protests erupt in Tehran

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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6h ago
(07:50 GMT)

Israelis fear costly war of attrition, urge Trump to ‘finish the job’​

• 
  Nour Odeh

Reporting from Amman, Jordan
Al Jazeera is reporting from Jordan because it has been banned from Israel and the occupied West Bank.
So what does Israel make of how it’s faring in this conflict? There are two things happening at the same time.
On the one hand, you have the Israeli army, the military censor, the ministers, all very keen on painting a picture of superiority.
And that they have – at least as far as the air force is concerned. It is able to launch missiles, to fly almost freely over Iranian airspace. Just recently, there was a statement about targeting launch pads in Tehran that were preparing to fire missiles at Israel.
On the other hand, there’s also a sobering debate about the fear of a war of attrition – that if the US doesn’t intervene and strike Iran, this could drag on.
Netanyahu has refused to say how long this conflict will last – weeks, maybe even months. That’s because a prolonged conflict of this kind would be very costly, very difficult to bear for all involved.
That’s why you see billboards in Tel Aviv, for example, urging the American president to “finish the job”, as the billboards say.

 

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Iran fires missiles at Israel as mass anti-Israel protests erupt in Tehran

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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5h ago
(08:10 GMT)

Iran considers the US an accomplice to Israeli strikes​

• 
  Tohid Asadi

Reporting from Tehran, Iran
We just saw smoke pouring into the air from the southern parts of Tehran. Last night, we heard sounds of explosions. Despite this, the Iranian foreign minister decided to head to Geneva to continue with diplomatic talks there.
This sends out a clear message about the multifaceted approach that Iran is implementing. It’s going to strike back as long as the Israeli strikes continue. On the other hand, we see Iranian diplomats part of the negotiations.
We’ve also got this recent statement from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who said that Iran considers the United States as an accomplice to these strikes. Previously, we saw the same statement coming from different Iranian officials. They’re all putting emphasis on the fact that Israeli strikes couldn’t have happened without the green light of the Americans, and for that reason, they decided not to go ahead with talks with the United States.
And we have to keep in mind that Iran was in the middle of a diplomatic conversation with the Americans, with six rounds of talks scheduled – and which were disrupted due to these strikes.

 

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Iran fires missiles at Israel as mass anti-Israel protests erupt in Tehran

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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5h ago
(08:20 GMT)

Russian specialists still working at Bushehr nuclear plant, says official​

The head of Russia’s nuclear energy corporation says that Russian specialists are continuing to work at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, and that the situation there remains normal.
Alexey Likhachev said that he hoped that Moscow’s warnings to Israel not to attack the site had been received by the Israeli leadership.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that more than 200 Russians were continuing to work at Iran’s Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant, and that an agreement had been reached with Israel over their safety.
Russia, which has a strategic cooperation agreement with Iran, has strongly urged the US not to join in Israel’s strikes on Israel, warning it would destabilise the region and risk triggering a nuclear catastrophe.

 

[Mister Terrific]

 

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Iran fires missiles at Israel as mass anti-Israel protests erupt in Tehran

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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5h ago
(08:30 GMT)

Russia fears Iran’s destabilisation would work to prevent ‘regime change’​

Israel’s attacks on Iran, from the Russian perspective, “is a clear attempt to initiate regime change in Iran”, says Nikolay Surkov, a Russian political scientist.
“This is what Russia would do its best to prevent, because we fear very serious destabilisation, not only in the Middle East, not only in the Gulf, but also in the South Caucasus and in the Caspian region, because Iran is an important partner in many areas and in many regions,” Surkov told Al Jazeera, speaking from Moscow.
The destabilisation of Iran could mean that some strategic projects for Russia will be abandoned, he added.
“For example, Russia was investing heavily in the North-South corridor, which was supposed to connect Russia to the Gulf States, and to the ports in the Persian Gulf, and at the Sea of Arabia,” Surkov said.
Russia could play a role mediating between Iran and the US, the analyst added.
“From the Russian perspective, without the active US participation in this campaign, Israel will not be able to achieve regime change,” he said.

 

[LuuqMaan]

Lebanon’s Nabih Berri, the influential parliament speaker, highest-ranking Shia politician in the country and close ally of Hezbollah, spoke to MTV News last night

When did they move from music videos to politics

 

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Iran fires missiles at Israel as mass anti-Israel protests erupt in Tehran

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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5h ago
(08:40 GMT)

Iran’s foreign minister in Geneva ‘to listen’, not negotiate​

• 
  Tohid Asadi

Reporting from Tehran, Iran
Abbas Araghchi is in Geneva for a meeting with his counterparts from France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as Israel continues its strikes across the country.
Iranians are saying that, first, they’re not going to negotiate while those strikes continue, and that, second, they’re going to strike back and continue with their retaliatory measures.
Araghchi has said, first of all, he is there to listen to what the Europeans have to say – he is not there for negotiations as long as the strikes continue.
But at the same time, the Iranians are trying to send out a message that they’re not closing the door to the possibility of diplomacy, and that’s the fundamental reason for Araghchi being in Geneva.
He’s said Iran’s missile programme is not going to be negotiable while we’re being targeted on a daily basis.
While Iran is trying to keep the door open to diplomacy, the chance for a diplomatic trajectory to get a tangible achievement looks really low from an Iranian perspective.
You have to keep in mind that Iran was already in the middle of a diplomatic conversation with the Americans, with the sixth round of talks scheduled before they were disrupted by the Israeli strikes.

 

[Torrential]

Khomeni in the cut like

 

[Afro]

When did they move from music videos to politics

Don’t think it’s the same MTV you thinking of lol.

Berri follows up on developments visitors

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received at the second presidency headquarters in Ain el Tineh, Minister of Social Affairs Haneen El Sayed. Discussions between the pair reportedly touched on the general situation, the latest political dev...

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Don't mess with Star Wars nerds

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[Afro]

Iran missiles strike Israel as foreign minister meets European officials

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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2h ago
(11:25 GMT)

Thousands march in Tehran against Israeli attacks, US threats​

Hundreds of thousands of people protested against Israel in Iran’s capital of Tehran after weekly prayers, chanting slogans in support of their leaders, according to images on state television.
Some also chanted against the threats of US intervention in their country.
“This is the Friday of the Iranian nation’s solidarity and resistance across the country,” the news anchor said.
Footage showed protesters in Tehran holding up photographs of commanders killed since Israel’s attack on June 13, while others waved the flags of Iran, Palestine and Hezbollah.
“I will sacrifice my life for my leader,” read a protester’s banner, a reference to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
According to state television, protests also took place in Tabriz in northwestern Iran and Shiraz in the south.

Iranians wave flags as a person holds up a poster of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, after Friday prayers in downtown Tehran, on June 20, 2025 [Vahid Salemi/AP]

Iranian worshippers wave Iranian flags during a protest against Israeli attacks on multiple cities across Iran, after the Friday prayers at Revolution Square (Enghelab Square) in Tehran, Iran, on Friday, June 20, 2025 [Vahid Salemi/AP]

 

[Afro]

Iran missiles strike Israel as foreign minister meets European officials

Anti-Israel protesters take to streets of Iranian cities as foreign minister due to meet European officials.

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3h ago
(10:50 GMT)

Starmer: Pro-Palestine protest at UK air force base ‘disgraceful’​

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has condemned a pro-Palestine protest in which two activists damaged military aircraft at a Royal Air Force base.

“The act of vandalism committed at RAF Brize Norton is disgraceful,” the British leader said in a post on the social media site X.

“Our Armed Forces represent the very best of Britain and put their lives on the line for us every day. It is our responsibility to support those who defend us,” he said.

Campaign group Palestine Action said its activists had sprayed the aircraft with red paint and carried out further damage with crowbars to protest against the UK’s support for Israel.