Official Israel Vs. Iran 2025 thread: First post updates! US, Israel attacks set Iran back months at best. Ceasefire in effect. Everybody wins(?)

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47s ago
(03:20 GMT)

US intelligence ‘stated repeatedly’ Iran does not have nuclear weapons capability​

Reporting from Washington, DC, United States

An important point is to what extent the intelligence services of Israel and the US are on the same page.
Israel continues to trumpet what its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has claimed for literally decades, that Iran is close to achieving nuclear weapons capacity.

Whereas US intelligence has stated repeatedly – the most recent in March this year – that Iran does not have nuclear weapons capability. And, at that stage, say US intelligence sources, it was not planning on achieving that.

The reason for this is the religious edict issued by the country’s supreme leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei], the man who President Trump said in the course of the day, that we know where he is, but we are not, in his words, “going to take him out at this stage”.

So it does appear that the US president is well aware of the importance of the Iranian leader in terms of preventing any process towards establishing a nuclear-weaponised system in Iran.

Which, as I said, US intelligence is adamant they do not have.
 

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UAE urges UNSC to take urgent action on Israel-Iran conflict​


The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates is calling on the UN Security Council to take “urgent and necessary measures” to obtain a ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Sheikh Abdulla bin Zayed al-Nahyan also said that diplomacy is required to “prevent the situation from spiralling into grave and far-reaching consequences”.
He went on to warn that “reckless and miscalculated actions” could result in the conflict spilling beyond the borders of Israel and Iran, and called for urgent action to end hostilities “before the situation spirals out of control”.
 

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Photos: Explosions in the sky over Israel as Iran launches missiles​


Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, June 18, 2025.


Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, June 18, 2025 [Amir Cohen/ Reuters]
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, June 18, 2025


Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, June 18, 2025 [Ronen Zvulun/ Reuters]
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, June 18, 2025.


Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, June 18, 2025 [Amir Cohen/ Reuters)
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, June 18, 2025.


Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, June 18, 2025 [Gal Twig/ Reuters]
 

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29s ago
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US foreign policy decisions ‘centralised, personalised’ in the White House​

Reporting from Washington, DC, US
The State Department has confirmed that it is creating a task force to keep an eye on the situation in the Middle East.
There’s a travel advisory at the moment saying no American should travel to Iran under any circumstances, and also to approach with extreme caution any travel to Israel and also to Iraq. This task force will look at logistics that might be required if the situation deteriorates to try and move American diplomatic staff and also civilians from the wider Middle East region.

But we also got confirmation from the State Department that foreign policy is effectively centralised and personalised in the White House. It’s not changing week to week. It is changing hour to hour.

When asked about a US intelligence assessment that Iran was not working towards a nuclear bomb, a State Department spokesperson told Al Jazeera that it is “President Trump and his team who are seeing things that matter when it comes to the decision-making”.

That intelligent assessment came from Tulsi Gabbard, who is the director of National Intelligence. When asked about that early on Tuesday, Trump said, “I don’t care what she says.” He is effectively driving all of the foreign policy at the moment, and will make decisions hour by hour based on the information that he’s getting.

It’s clear his position on Iran has changed. Just a few weeks ago, he was talking about the need for a diplomatic solution. Now he’s talking about the operation over Iran being about “we” – Israel and the United States. And again, the position could change in the coming hours and we are likely to find out about it from social media.
 

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Y’all said that about Gaza how the economy was going to collapse and nobody would trade with them and they’d lose the war. So far what we’ve see is Irans ability to shoot missiles decline as every time they launch their mission sites get destroyed. Every time one of their commanders peaks their head above ground they get killed. That Israel has control of their skies and is flying sortees Willy nilly.

Iran destroying a few buildings and killing what a dozen people so far isn’t going to change the outcome of this war. If you don’t believe me, read Russian sources. They are despondent as they were when Syria fell.
Lmao

Did you just compare Iran to Gaza :russ:

Israel has more advanced weapons because of their BYTCH the U.S

But if you don't think this is affecting Israel then you are DUMB( but your just a liar like the rest)

Don't Quote me anymore and go look up articles on how scared and traumatized the pampered people of Israel are right now :russ:

Glad they are getting that feeling 😊
 
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