(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). Why Israel attacked Iran. pressenza.com As if the genocide in Palestine were not enough, Israel simultaneously unleashed a war through a blatant and large-scale aggression. Does not Israel best fit the description of a "rogue state," a term that the United States indiscriminately hurled at the countries it targeted? | Israeli motivations | For Netanyahu, it's not just about staying in power and thus avoiding the legal prosecutions that would befall him once he returns to being a private citizen. Iran is the country in the region that stands in the way of the US-Israeli hegemony in the Middle East. Eliminating it is seen as necessary to achieve dominati…
(2025-06-16). Israel's attack on Iranian broadcasting denounced. plenglish.com Tehran, June 16 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting Corporation, Peyman Jebelli, today denounced the Israeli attack on the media's central building during a live broadcast.
(2025-06-16). Iranian, Israeli, Palestinian, and U.S. Communists all condemn Netanyahu's war on Iran. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK—It's unanimous. Communists in Iran, Israel, Palestine, and the United States all strongly condemn Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attack on Iran and President Donald Trump's backing for it. Communist and workers' parties elsewhere around the world have also issued statements slamming the bombing of Iran, which started last Friday, but the unified stance of …
(2025-06-16). Israel Bombs Iran's Public Television During Live Broadcast, Sparking Wave of International Condemnation. pressenza.com Strictly speaking, if the world were truly willing to uphold its own rules, what Israel has done would qualify it as a terrorist state in the full sense of the term. | Let us analyze this in accordance with international law. | Protection of the Media in Times of War: The Violated Legal Framework: | Media outlets are protected by several international treaties that recognize their role as pillars of democracy, even in wartime. The United Nations Charter, the Geneva Conventions, and UN Security Council Resolution 1738 (2006) clearly prohibit deliberate attacks against journalists, media institutions, and i…
(2025-06-16). Trump signals possible US entry into Israel Iran war as death toll rises and diplomacy collapses. nationofchange.org As Israel expands its military assault on Iran, President Trump suggests US forces "could get involved," sparking warnings from lawmakers and experts of illegal war and regional catastrophe.
(2025-06-16). Israel's War with Iran Isn't America's Fight—And Voters Know It. mintpressnews.com When Israel launched a surprise military strike on Iran last week, it did more than risk igniting a catastrophic regional war. It also exposed long-simmering tensions in Washington—between entrenched bipartisan, pro-Israel hawks and a growing current of lawmakers (and voters) unwilling to be dragged into another Middle East disaster. | "This is not our war,"
(2025-06-16). If It's To Be War With Iran, Let It Be The War That Nobody Comes To. thealtworld.com Let's make this clear: if the US bombs Iran, Iran And they will have died for nothing. | Anyone who dies in a war with Iran will have died for nothing. | They will not have died fighting for anyone's freedom. They will not have died prote…
(2025-06-16). Fox News Just Helped Netanyahu Spread The Lie That Iran Tried To Assassinate Trump. thealtworld.com 
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 that Iran was working on producing nuclear weapons and intended to give them to Yemen's Houthis to facilitate global terrorism, and that Iran was working on intercontinent…
(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). Iranians are "Outraged" : Iranian-American Professor on Tehran Attack Aftermath. scheerpost.com By Glenn Greenwald / ⚪ Please share this story and help us grow our network!: ⚪ Editor's Note: At a moment when the once vaunted model of responsible journalism is overwhelmingly the play thing of self-serving billionaires and their corporate scribes, alternat…
(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). 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). '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). 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). Israel Strikes Iran as Hopes for Regime Collapse Resurface. themedialine.org 
(2025-06-16). Israeli Air Force Hits Deep Into Iran After Missile Barrages Rock the Jewish State. themedialine.org 
(2025-06-16). 'We Will Not Have a Second Holocaust,' Netanyahu Says of Iran Confrontation. themedialine.org
(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). Release: Carney must use G7 to halt Israeli aggression on Iran. justpeaceadvocates.ca Immediate Release The Iranian Canadian Congress, Just Peace Advocates and Canadian Foreign Policy Institute are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to use this week's G7 summit to pressure Israel to stop its attacks on Iran. On Friday, Israel launched a series of strikes that have killed dozens of Iranian civilians and destroyed significant infrastructure …
(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). 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). Democracy Now! 2025-06-16 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for June 16, 2025; Israel & Iran at War: Trump Is "Only World Leader Who Can Stop the Cycle of Escalation"; No Kings: Millions Across U.S. Protest Trump's Power Grab, Overshadowing His Military Parade; "An Outstanding Leader": Minnesota Mourns Assassinated Lawmaker Melissa Hortman as Suspect Is Arrested | Headlines for June 16, 2025; Israel & Iran at War: Trump Is "Only World Leader Who Can Stop the Cycle of Escalation"; No Kings: Millions Across U.S. Protest Trump's Power Grab, Overshadowing His Military Parade; "An Outstanding Leader": Minnesot…
(2025-06-16). How much damage has Israel inflicted on Iran's nuclear programme. geo.tv 
(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). 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). Israel bombardea sede de la televisión estatal de Irán. radiohc.cu La Habana, 16 jun (RHC) Israel bombardeó este lunes la sede de la Radio Televisión de la República Islámica de Irán (IRIB), en Teherán, lo que interrumpió durante algún tiempo sus transmisiones.
(2025-06-16). Sources: US Will Enter Israel's War With Iran. scheerpost.com
(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). What would an Israel-Iran war mean for the global economy? aljazeera.com As attacks between Israel and Iran persist, the global economy could face an adverse shock if tensions aren't contained.
(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). Borders closing and airspaces shut as Israel-Iran conflict rages. aljazeera.com Pakistan closes its border with Iran while Jordan suspends flights but keeps land crossings with Israel operational.
(2025-06-16). IAEA warns Israel-Iran conflict threatens nuclear facilities, diplomacy. aljazeera.com Rafael Grossi. head of nuclear watchdog, warns Israeli conflict with Iran 'threatens lives' and risks nuclear fallout.
(2025-06-16). Israel-Iran conflict: How ballistic missiles work and where can they reach? aljazeera.com Ballistic missiles are long-range weapons designed to deliver conventional or nuclear warheads at great speeds.
(2025-06-16). Israel, Iran swap deadly strikes for fourth day with no signs of restraint. aljazeera.com Israel has attacked a hospital in Iran and a building of state TV; Iran has struck Israel's Haifa and Tel Aviv areas.
(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). How strong are Israel's missile defences and who are they protecting? aljazeera.com Many Israelis are in shock after the country's air defence system failed to intercept Iranian missiles.
(2025-06-16). Iran says most victims of Israeli attacks are civilians. aljazeera.com Israeli strikes on Iran have hit a hospital in Kermanshah. It's the latest attack on civilian infrastructure.
(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). Israel's Strikes on Iran Spark Growing Dissent in Congress. worldbeyondwar.org 
If the American people continue to raise their voices, the tide in Washington could turn away from support for a war with Iran that could plunge the region into deeper chaos while offering no relief for the suffering people of Gaza. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(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). Protests for Palestine continue as Israel attacks Iran. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-06-16). Iranian missile strike on Haifa oil refinery kills three by smoke inhalation. haaretz.com Rescue teams struggled to reach them due to a fire blocking access and recovered their bodies the next morning. The blaze disrupted operations at the refinery and caused air pollution, though current levels pose no health risk…
(2025-06-16). The Israel-Iran war is letting Trump do what he does best: Opportunism. haaretz.com 'Make the Middle East Great Again!' and other recent comments by Donald Trump capture the U.S. president in his truest form: Convinced he is the sole actor who can prevent World War III, and indignant he doesn't receive credit for pushing the world toward peace…
(2025-06-16). Government scrambles to help stranded Israelis return as Iran war shuts down airspace. haaretz.com With no emergency plan in place, officials debate costly evacuation options by air and sea. Thousands remain abroad, some paying steep prices for private sailings, with prices reaching up to $8,000…
(2025-06-16). Prominent Iranian dissidents call for end to nuclear activity and the Israel-Iran war. haaretz.com The letter argues that Iran's nuclear ambitions do not reflect the will or interests of its people, who 'must not be sacrificed for the nuclear or geopolitical ambitions of an authoritarian regime'…
(2025-06-16). Israel-Iran war may push it to the back burner, but the Palestinian problem is not going anywhere. haaretz.com As Israel seeks to defeat Iran, its arch enemy, the world appears to have forgotten about the Palestinians. But a new Middle East that leaves the Israeli-Palestinian conflict unresolved will create only an illusion of quiet that is sure to backfire…
(2025-06-16). assurances offered them a sense of security — then an Iranian missile struck. haaretz.com The death and destruction brought on by the Iranian missile left Bnei Brak residents shocked. When they heard a resident was killed, some assumed it must have been a non-Jew…
(2025-06-16). or How Israel blurs its responsibility to protect civilians. haaretz.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the IDF are changing the way they talk about Israeli civilians caught in the crossfire with Iran…
(2025-06-16). Citing Iran war, opposition lawmakers back Netanyahu to block no-confidence vote. haaretz.com One opposition MK defended backing Netanyahu's coalition, saying, 'We are in the midst of an unavoidable war. To bring a no-confidence motion now is disconnected from reality'…
(2025-06-16). Iran sought U.S. pressure on Israel for cease-fire via Gulf states, sources say. haaretz.com Tehran asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Oman to urge Trump to push Israel for a cease-fire in exchange for flexibility in nuclear talks, sources told Reuters Monday. Iran made clear to Oman and Qatar that it would not negotiate while it is under attack…
(2025-06-16). Gazans fear marginalisation as Iran-Israel war reshapes region. newarab.com 
As tensions between While missiles streak across the skies in an escalating regional conflict, many Palestinians fear that their decades-old suffering is once again being pushed into the background; with critical issues like a prisone…
(2025-06-16). Explainer: How do Israel and Iran compare in military strength. newarab.com 
The war between Israel and Iran continues to escalate, with both sides vowing to use maximum pressure on their enemy following days of violence triggered by Decades of preparations for this conflict, a years-long shadow war and brewing regional tensions blew up on Friday 13 June when Israel bombarded Iran, hitting key nuclear and military sites and Iran has since fired s…
(2025-06-16). Iran-linked hackers launch wave of cyberattacks on Israel. newarab.com 
There has been a surge in cyber threats against Israel-based cybersecurity firm Radware said on Sunday it had recorded a 700 percent increase in attacks since 13 June, when Israel began its unprecedented attack against Iranian nuclear and military sites. | The data indicate a "significant escalation in malicious network activity…
(2025-06-16). Iran: Preparing bill to leave nuclear non-proliferation treaty. newarab.com 
Iranian parliamentarians are preparing a bill that could push Tehran toward exiting the "In light of recent developments, we will take an appropriate decision. Government has to enforce parliament bills but such a proposal is just being prepared and we will coordinate in the later stages with parliament," the ministry's spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei…
(2025-06-16). Iran renames Sadat assassin street to ease rift with Egypt. newarab.com 
Tehran's municipality announced on Sunday the renaming of Khaled Al-Islambouli Street to Hassan Nasrallah Street, in honour of the Hezbollah leader assassinated by Israel. | The announcement, reported by Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, marks a shift in tone from Tehran and a Al-Islambouli, an army officer and member of the Islamist group Egyptian Islamic Jihad, assassinated President Anwar Sadat in 1981 in protest against the Camp David peace treaty with Israel. Iran had…
(2025-06-16). Israel air defences failing to down 5-10% of Iran missiles: army. newarab.com 
Israel's air defences are failing to intercept between five and 10 percent of Iranian ballistic missiles, the Israeli army alleged on Monday, as it provided its first statistics of the The army claims it has successfully managed to shoot down between 80 and 90 percent of the Iranian missiles, The Jerusalem Post reported. | But according to the report, the army says it is "constantly adjusting strategies" and trying to understand how Iran carries out its attacks, as Iran itself adjusts to try and "outpla…
(2025-06-16). Middle East air travel disrupted amid Israel-Iran escalation. newarab.com 
Flights across the Middle East continue to be grounded or rerouted as Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel's main aviation hub, remains closed to all civilian flights amid fears of further missile attacks. Israeli flag carrier El Al has suspended services until…
(2025-06-16). Mossad's reach inside Iran exposed as Tehran arrests 28 'agents'. newarab.com 
In the outskirts of Rey, south of Tehran, Iranian authorities announced the dismantlement of a "clandestine drone-bomb factory" To Iranian officials, the discovery was hailed as a sign of vigilance. But to analysts, it pointed to something more alarming. They see it as evidence of a sustained intelligence offensive…
(2025-06-16). US envoy Huckabee: Iran missile caused light damage, no injuries. newarab.com 
The Iran unleashed a barrage of missiles on Israeli cities early Monday, after Israel struck military targets deep inside Iran, with both sides threatening further devastation. | According to news agency AFP, gutted buildings were seen in the coastal hub of Tel Aviv, after Israel's army warned people to take cover from incoming Iranian m…
(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.