(2025-06-16). Israel Opens New Front With Iran, But Gaza Still Bleeds. popularresistance.org In the hours after Israel attacked Iran, international pressure over Israel's starvation and civilian killings in Gaza had apparently dissipated. | Since Israel launched attacks on Iran, it has killed more than 140 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, including over 40 aid seekers near the distribution sites run by the controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). | Internet and fixed-line communications were down across Gaza after Israeli forces bombed the territory's last remaining fiber optic cable on Thursday. Israel prevented repairs to the internet and telecommunications infrastructure until Sa…
(2025-06-16). Monday 6/16: No War On Iran! Arms Embargo! End the Genocide! Open the Border to Save Lives! indybay.org Gather at 19th & Broadway, Oakland. March to Lake Merritt & Rep. Lateefah Simon's office @One Kaiser Plaza (about 6 blocks).
(2025-06-16). Friday 6/20: No War on Iran! Arms Embargo Now! End the Genocide! Open the Border Now! indybay.org March from Israeli Consulate, 456 Montgomery St. to Senator Alex "I'm fine spending billions of U.S. taxes on weapons for Genocide" Padilla @ 333 Bush St., to Senator Adam "Love Me I'm a Zionist" Schiff @One Post.
(2025-06-16). Video: Mohammad Marandi: Iran's Response Just Devastated Israel, US in Trouble. globalresearch.ca Prof. Mohammad Marandi joins the show to react to Iran's intense retaliation to Israel, including the extent of the strikes and just how it will impact Israel, the US, and the world at large. | Prof. Marandi asserts that while Israel …
(2025-06-16). Video: Iran Torches Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem: Fourth Wave of Ballistic Missiles, Iran Rains Hell Fire on Netanyahu's Home. globalresearch.ca Iran launched a 4th wave of ballistic missiles on Israel on Sunday night in response to IAF's bombing of Tehran and Western region of the Islamic Republic. | Footage on social media showed night sky lit up by Iranian missiles, massive …
(2025-06-16). Official Stresses Iran's Resolve to Confront Israel, Shut Down Its War Machine. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — An Iranian official reiterated the country's determination to respond decisively to the Israeli aggression.
(2025-06-16). Iran Will Not Stop Strikes Until US-Backed Israeli War Ends. popularresistance.org Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on 15 June that Iran will not end its strikes against Israel until the US-backed Israeli war against the country is halted. | "We are defending ourselves; our defense is entirely legitimate," the foreign minister said. | "This defense is our response to aggression. If the aggression stops, naturally our responses will also stop," he added. | Araghchi condemned the Israeli attack on Iran's offshore South Pars gas field on Saturday night, warning that "dragging the conflict to the Persian Gulf is a strategic mistake, and its aim is to drag the war beyond Iranian territory…
(2025-06-16). Pakistan Says to Stand by Iran 'In Every Way'. orinocotribune.com Pakistan voiced full support to Iran on Saturday, with its defense minister saying that Islamabad stands by Tehran "in every way." | As he addressed a session of Pakistan's National Assembly, Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said the Zionist entity attacked Iran last night, targeted its military installations, and killed its military leaders. | "We stand by Iran in every way. We will protect Iranian interests," Asif said as quoted by dunyanews.tv. | "In this entire situation, Israel is not acting alone," he remarked, noting that Iran is a neighboring country of Pakistan and "we have centuries-old relations." | "In t…
(2025-06-16). Juan Cole: Iraqi Shiites Demand Expulsion of US Troops after Israel Attacks Iran. scheerpost.com By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The Israeli-Iranian War of 2025 has put Iraq in an extremely difficult situation. The country's Shiite majority sympathizes with Iran and with the Palestinians, and resents Israel's use of Iraqi airspace to attack their Shiite neighbor. On Sunday the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia …
(2025-06-16). The Illegal Attack On Iran. popularresistance.org Israel's consistent attacks on Iran since 2023 have all been illegal, violations of the United Nations Charter (1945). Iran is a member state of the United Nations and is therefore a sovereign state in the international order. If Israel had a problem with Iran, there are many mechanisms mandated by international law that permit Israel to bring complaints against Iran. | Thus far, Israel has avoided these international forums because it is clear that it has no case against Iran. Allegations that Iran is building a nuclear weapon, which are constantly raised by the United States, the European Union, and Israel, hav…
(2025-06-16). A Preemptive Strike on Diplomacy: Israel's Attack and the Precipice of a Wider American War. counterpunch.org 
Israel's latest strike on Iran had nothing to do with dismantling the Iranian (civilian) nuclear program. Despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's assertion that "the timing was fixed back in November 2024," the real zero hour was designated only to undercut possible diplomatic framework that could have legitimized Iran's nuclear development under international, verifiable, supervision. This
(2025-06-16). The Folly of the US/Israeli War on Iran. counterpunch.org 
The neoconservatives who orchestrated the disastrous wars with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya — and who were never held accountable for the profligate waste of $8 trillion taxpayer dollars, as well as $69 billion squandered in Ukraine — look set to lure us into yet another military fiasco with Iran.
(2025-06-16). Rogue States and Thought Crimes: Israel Strikes Iran. counterpunch.org 
Pre-emptive attacks in international law are rarely justified. The threat must evince itself through an obvious intent to inflict injury, evidence preparations that show the threat to be what Michael Walzer calls a "supreme emergency", and arise in a situation where risk of defeat would be dramatically increased if force is not used. Reaching an assessment on that
(2025-06-16). Trump and Netanyahu Play "Good Cop, Bad Cop" with Iran. counterpunch.org 
Playing the Game In the lead-up to Israel's devastating attack on Iran's nuclear facilities and its military leadership, Pres. Trump posed as a peacemaker and concerned bystander. He said that he much preferred a nuclear deal with Iran to war but hinted that he might not be able to keep Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
(2025-06-16). Iranians are "Outraged" : Iranian-American Professor on Tehran Attack Aftermath. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / |
(2025-06-16). 'Satanic acts': Iran's Dr. Foad Izadi on Israel's New Regime Change War. popularresistance.org The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal interviews Dr. Foad Izadi, professor of world politics at the University of Tehran, amid Israeli airstrikes on Iran which assassinated nuclear scientists and military officials while killing many civilians. As one of his country's most prolific political commentators, Izadi critiques the Iranian president's diplomacy with the US, Trump's perfidious actions, and the mood of Iranian society.
(2025-06-16). Fox News Just Helped Netanyahu Spread The Lie That Iran Tried To Assassinate Trump. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Benjamin Netanyahu was given a platform to spout lies and war propaganda on Fox News Netanyahu promoted countless incendiary falsehoods and unsubstantiated claims throughout the interview, including the assertion…
(2025-06-16). Israeli 'surgical accuracy' means killing women and children, says Iran FM spox. presstv.ir Iran's foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, has debunked the claim of "surgical strikes, no residential damage" peddled by Israel, calling it "routine barbarity."
(2025-06-16). True Promise III: Iran's new missile barrage sends Israeli settlers fleeing and hits key targets. presstv.ir IRGC carried out the eighth wave of missile strikes against the occupied territories as part of the 'Operation True Promise III' early on Monday.
(2025-06-16). Pezeshkian: We must stand united against genocidal Israeli regime's aggression. presstv.ir Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Iranian people need unity and solidarity more than ever and must join hands and stand firmly against the aggression of the Israeli regime.
(2025-06-16). Qalibaf: We'll give you hell; savage enemy's disrespect for red lines 'knows no bounds'. presstv.ir Iran's Parliament speaker says the Iranian armed forces will render the savage enemy helpless.
(2025-06-16). The Folly Of A War With Iran. popularresistance.org The neoconservatives who orchestrated the disastrous wars with Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Libya — and who were never held accountable for the profligate waste of $8 trillion taxpayer dollars, as well as $69 billion squandered in Ukraine — look set to lure us into yet another military fiasco with Iran. | Iran is not Iraq. Iran is not Afghanistan. Iran is not Lebanon. Iran is not Libya. Iran is not Syria. Iran is not Yemen. Iran is the seventeenth largest country in the world, with a land mass equivalent to the size of Western Europe. It has a population of almost 90 million — 10 times greater t…
(2025-06-16). Israeli Air Force Hits Deep Into Iran After Missile Barrages Rock the Jewish State. themedialine.org 
(2025-06-16). Israel Strikes Iran as Hopes for Regime Collapse Resurface. themedialine.org 
(2025-06-16). 'We Will Not Have a Second Holocaust,' Netanyahu Says of Iran Confrontation. themedialine.org
(2025-06-16). Israel-Iran. This Was All So Very Avoidable. Caitlin Johnstone. caitlinjohnst.one
(2025-06-16). Sources: US Will Enter Israel's War With Iran. scheerpost.com
(2025-06-16). True Promise III: Iran launches new retaliatory missile strikes at Israel. presstv.ir Iran's IRGC launches a fresh wave of retaliatory True Promise III operation against the Zionist regime.
(2025-06-16). 'Leave to save your lives': Iran's armed forces warn Israeli settlers in occupied territories. presstv.ir Iranian armed forces have issued a stern warning to Israeli settlers in the occupied territories, urging them to evacuate immediately as Iran prepares to expand retaliatory strikes.
(2025-06-16). 'War crime': Iran's foreign ministry building hit during Israeli aggression; many injured. presstv.ir Iran's foreign ministry has condemned the Israeli aggression on one of its buildings in the capital, Tehran, which left many people injured, including ministry staff.
(2025-06-16). Breaking: Iran Vows to Complete the Destruction of Israel. indybay.org After targeted assasinations of top Iranian scientists and military leaders, #Israel killed Brigadier General Mohammad Kazemion on Sunday. In response, Iran has announced it will complete the destruction of the "Zionist Entity".
(2025-06-16). US complicit in Israeli attacks, must be held accountable: Iran FM. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the US must accept its responsibility in Israel's deadly aggression against the country as multiple evidence shows American forces helped the regime wage its terrorist assault.
(2025-06-16). UK to send more RAF jets to West Asia as Israel, Iran exchange attacks. presstv.ir UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says London is deploying additional RAF fighter jets to West Asia, as Israel and Iran continue to trade strikes for a third day.
(2025-06-16). Blaze at Tehran's Shahran, Rey oil depots extinguished after Israeli strikes. presstv.ir A senior Iranian energy official says fire at the Rey and Shahran oil storage facilities in the capital Tehran due to Israeli attacks have been extinguished, and the situation is fully under control.
(2025-06-16). US bases will be attacked if Washington aids Israeli aggression on Iran: Iraqi Hezbollah. presstv.ir The Iraqi Kataib Hezbollah has warned that Washington's regional interests and bases will come under attack if the United States assists in the Israeli aggression against Iran.
(2025-06-16). Iran: Israeli strike on Natanz nuclear facility 'big crime' under intl. law. presstv.ir The Iranian foreign minister says the Israeli strikes on the Natanz nuclear facility were a big crime against the international law and the NPT.
(2025-06-16). Misiles iraníes impactan objetivos estratégicos en Haifa y Tel Aviv. cubadebate.cu Una nueva oleada de misiles contra los territorios ocupados por Israel en Palestina ha hecho fallar a la inteligencia y los sistemas antimisiles israelíes, que vieron llover misiles desde Eliat, en el sur, hasta Haifa, en el norte, mientras prácticamente no se activaron las defensas aéreas. Se reportan detonaciones en Tel Aviv y Bnei Brak.
(2025-06-16). Israel's aggression: Iran president urges Iraq to protect its borders, airspace. presstv.ir The Iranian president says Iraq should extend more protection of its borders and airspace to prevent any act of aggression against Iran.
(2025-06-16). Iran calls on Muslim nations to confront Israel's lawlessness, aggression. presstv.ir Iranian foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on Muslim nations to take collective action to confront Israel's increasing lawlessness and acts of aggression against the countries in the region.
(2025-06-16). IRGC vows to fight on until regime's 'destruction' after intelligence chief's martyrdom. presstv.ir IRGC has announced the martyrdom of its top intelligence official in Israeli aggression, vowing to continue striking the Zionist entity until its "complete destruction."
(2025-06-16). Security forces arrest Mossad terrorists in northwestern Iran. presstv.ir Iranian security forces have arrested two terrorist elements of the Israeli regime's Mossad spy agency in northwestern Iran.
(2025-06-16). Iran downs 44 Israeli drones along borders in 48 hours. presstv.ir They drones were detected and destroyed by "vigilant and brave border guards," says the commander of Iran's border police.
(2025-06-16). No "endgame" in Israel's "genocidal campaign" in Gaza. aljazeera.com Ori Goldberg says Israel's attack on Iran reveals there's no clear endgame — in Iran nor in the ongoing war on Gaza.
(2025-06-16). Iran's air defence batteries fire over Tehran as Israel continues to attack. aljazeera.com Iran's air defence batteries have been firing overnight in Tehran to counter a fourth night of Israeli bombs.
(2025-06-16). Photos of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. aljazeera.com The two regional rivals exchange more deadly attacks as open hostilities extend into a fourth day.
(2025-06-16). Latest Iranian missile barrage kills at least 5 in Israel. aljazeera.com Israel has come under attack, for the third day in a row, as Iran launches a fresh wave of strikes.
(2025-06-16). Iran and Israel's long range war. aljazeera.com In this episode of Project Force, Al Jazeera's Alex Gatopoulos examines Israel's unprecedented strike on Iran's nuclear…
(2025-06-16). MAGA supporters are "dead set against" any war with Iran. aljazeera.com "The MAGA base is dead set against any war with Iran."
(2025-06-16). Little sign of restraint as Israel and Iran continue to swap deadly strikes. aljazeera.com Defiant rhetoric suggests little prospect of pull back in hostilities as wider fears of a wider regional conflict rise.
(2025-06-16). Trump hopes for Israel-Iran deal but cautions fighting may be prolonged. aljazeera.com Donald Trump tells reporters he hopes Iran and Israel can real a deal to end the fighting.
(2025-06-16). Dialogue urged as Israel, Iran trade strikes. ecns.cn Israel and Iran traded attacks for the third day in a row on Sunday, deepening their most intense direct confrontation to date.
(2025-06-16). Chinese Embassy in Iran temporarily closes consular section service. ecns.cn The Chinese Embassy in Iran announced on Sunday that its consular section service would be temporarily closed from June 15 and the resumption time will be announced in due course.
(2025-06-16). Protests for Palestine continue as Israel attacks Iran. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). sentenced to death without a Palestinians fear Israel-Iran front will deepen suffering. haaretz.com Gaza emerged from a telecom blackout to footage of the aftermath of Iran's retaliatory strikes in Israel. 'Watching buildings collapse, seeing the fear and terror we've lived through — they're living that now'…
(2025-06-16). Eight killed, nearly 100 wounded in Iranian missile attack on Israel. haaretz.com Four of the victims were found in Petah Tikva, where two residential buildings were hit ‚ñ Another body was recovered in Bnei Brak, where a missile hit a school and damaged nearby homes ‚ñ Rescuers found three more victims in Haifa…
(2025-06-16). Drone sirens sound in northern Israel, Golan Heights; Yemen missile fell outside Israel. haaretz.com Eight killed in Iranian missile attack early Monday morning, one still missing ‚ñ Emergency services report at least 92 hospitalized since night ‚ñ Two bodies found in rubble of building in central Israel hit on Sunday morning, taking death toll to eight…
(2025-06-16). Trump keeping Netanyahu at length as home front bears the brunt of Iran war. haaretz.com The air force damaged facilities, killed scientists and stunted uranium enrichment capabilities, but every Iranian rocket that reaches its target deals a heavy blow, and the new far-away front could make us forget those kept hostage right next to home…
(2025-06-16). Israel and Iran at war: missile hit and we waited to. haaretz.com
(2025-06-16). Lwengo voters wary of violence as NRM plans joint campaigns. independent.co.ug 
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters in Lwengo district has asked the party to be cautious with joint campaigns for the party's primary elections, warning that they may turn into scenes of violence between contenders. According to them, the different intending aspirants for the party flag in …
(2025-06-16). Iran warns of 'devastating' response as Israel continues strikes. newarab.com 
Iran's retaliatory strikes on Israel overnight killed at least 10 people. Six of them were killed in a missile strike in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv on Israel's Mediterranean coast. | In the north of Israel, a three-storey building was destroyed in a strike in the town of Tamra, killing four women and taking the overall death toll in the country s…
(2025-06-16). Iran FM: If Israeli attacks stop, 'our responses will also stop'. newarab.com 
Iran's top diplomat said on Sunday that if "If the aggression stops, our responses will also stop," Araghchi said. | There was no immediate reaction from Israel, which had been continuing strikes Su…
(2025-06-16). No talks while Israeli attacks continue, Iran tells mediators. newarab.com 
Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters on Sunday, as the two foes launched fresh attacks and raised fears of a wider conflict. | "The Iranians informed Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue serious negotiations once Iran has completed its response to the Israeli pre-emptive strikes," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the conflict. | Iran made "clear that it will not negotiate while under attack," the official s…
(2025-06-16). Iran lawmaker calls for attack on Israel nuclear plant. newarab.com 
An Iranian MP on Sunday called for a military strike on Israel's "Now it's time to attack Dimona; it is the centre of the criminals' nuclear activities," Mojtaba Zarei, a member of the parliamentary national security committee, wrote in "You attacked our nuclear facilitie…
(2025-06-16). Israeli attack on Iran 'could last weeks': report. newarab.com 
The operation, which began with Israeli airstrikes deep inside Iranian territory, is proceeding with what sources describe as the implicit approval of the US officials quoted by CNN and Axios said that while Washington is not currently planning…
(2025-06-16). Trump: 'It's possible' US gets involved in Iran-Israel conflict. newarab.com 
The Republican president, according to ABC News, also said talks over Iran's nuclear programme were continuing and that Tehran would "like to make a deal," perhaps more quickly now that the Islamic republic is trading mass…
(2025-06-16). Bernie Sanders proposes bill to block US strikes on Iran. newarab.com 
US Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced on Saturday a new bill aimed at blocking any US military action against Iran without Congressional approval, as he vehemently condemned Sanders's announcement and sharp criticism of Israel's latest military actions follow his increasingly vocal opposition to the
(2025-06-16). Iraq: International coalition shoots down two Iranian drones. newarab.com 
Two drones launched from Iran towards Israel were shot down over Iraq by "The international coalition at Ain al-Asad (military base) shot down two The drones were s…
(2025-06-16). Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah threatens US over Israel-Iran conflict. newarab.com 
(2025-06-16). Israel, Iran conflict escalates as world leaders meet for G7. newarab.com 
Israel and Iran kept up their The Iranian death toll in four days of
(2025-06-16). Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's Khamenei: US official. newarab.com 
(2025-06-16). UK chancellor says may support Israeli war against Iran. newarab.com 
(2025-06-16). US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman cancelled. newarab.com 
(2025-06-16). Weizmann Institute: What is the high-tech facility hit by Iran. newarab.com Security camera footage showed several projectiles hitting the facility, damaging the faàßade of one of the buildings and triggering plumes of smoke. | The strike caused a fire in at least one building containing labs, according to images obtained by The New York Times. | The att…
(2025-06-16). Israel's attack on Iran and its potential fallout. onlineopinion.com.au Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear facilities may be justified if one takes Netanyahu's explanation at face value. I doubt, however, if he and Trump have fully considered the ominous regional ramifications of the attack.
(2025-06-16). Israel attacks civilian infrastructure in Iran as Netanyahu calls for regime change. wsws.org Israel's onslaught on Iran appeared to enter a new phase Sunday in what has been described as the heaviest period of attacks yet.