(2025-06-23). Protest in London against Palestine Action ban amid police provocation. wsws.org Throughout the demonstration, police snatch squads plunged into the crowd to make violent arrests aimed at provoking a response. The BBC was quick to report the arrests and "scuffles", while other media described a "clash with police" and "chaos".
(2025-06-23). Friday 6/27: Trans March Palestine Contingent. indybay.org Meet at 18th and Dolores – near Mission High School – San Francisco…
(2025-06-23). Police violence on protesters as Cooper announces 30/6 debate to declare Palestine Action a 'terror group'. skwawkbox.org 
Starmer is determined to advance UK police state to protect Israel. A few parliamentarians object Yvette Cooper has confirmed the government intends to declare anti-genocide group Palestine Action a banned terrorist group, listed alongside the likes of ISIS and al-Qaeda. The proscription motion will be debated a week from today. Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn …
(2025-06-23). "We will win" : Mahmoud Khalil addresses rally in NYC following release from ICE detention. peoplesdispatch.org 
Two days after his release from ICE custody, pro-Palestine activist and Columia graduate Mahmoud Khalil was back on the streets with supporters…
(2025-06-23). Pro-Palestine activists declare victory after shipping giant Maersk divests from Israeli settlements. peoplesdispatch.org Danish shipping giant Maersk has become the first global shipping company to divest from companies in Israeli settlements following a concerted pressure campaign by pro-Palestine activists across the globe. The company has stated that it will cut ties with companies linked to Israeli settlements in the West Bank. | This decision follows over a year of pressure by the
(2025-06-23). UK to ban Palestine Action, police clash with group's supporters in London. aljazeera.com British government will use antiterrorism laws to ban campaign organisation in wake of damage to planes by activists.
(2025-06-23). Oppose the proscription of Palestine Action under UK counter-terror laws! Defend the right to protest imperialist genocide and war! wsws.org Millions of workers and young people who have protested the imperialist-backed genocide in Gaza will reject Palestine Action's designation as a "terrorist" organisation.
(2025-06-23). Video: Israel continues to bomb, burn, maim and starve Gaza's children. skwawkbox.org Warning: footage is horrific but we must not look away or be distracted With the world's attention on the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Iran's successful retaliation, Israel continues — even as its politicians complain that their cities are being hit by Iranian missiles that actually target military installations — to bomb, burn, …
(2025-06-23). Democracy Now! 2025-06-23 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for June 23, 2025; Report from Tehran: Iranians View U.S. Strikes on Key Nuclear Sites as "Act of War"; Stop the War on Iran: 1,000+ Sign Petition Saying Iran War Deflects Attention from Gaza Genocide; Ex-Israeli Peace Negotiator Slams U.S. Bombing of Iran, Says Israel Seeks Chaos in Middle East; Mahmoud Khalil Is Free: Follow His Journey from ICE Jail to Newark Airport to Gates of Columbia University | Headlines for June 23, 2025; Report from Tehran: Iranians View U.S. Strikes on Key Nuclear Sites as "Act of War"; Stop the War on Iran: 1,000+ Sign Petition Saying Iran War Deflects…
(2025-06-23). The wall of silence on the Gaza genocide is finally starting to crack. thecommunists.org Editors' note: Since this article was written, the imperialists have launched a criminal, unprovoked, aggressive war against Iran. In this context, there has been a rush to whitewash Israeli crimes, to bury once again the truth about the Gaza genocide, and to present the zionist leaders as rational and principled actors. How long this narrative …
(2025-06-23). Strikes on Iran unlikely to advance Gaza hostage talks, Israeli official says. haaretz.com Meanwhile, Hamas remains wary of U.S. intentions after Sunday's strike on Iran but continues engaging in talks to restore contact with Israel…
(2025-06-23). Israel kills at least 43 Palestinians in Gaza, including aid seekers. aljazeera.com Among the dozens killed are 20 aid seekers, as NGO warns Israel is also deliberately blocking energy access.
(2025-06-23). CPJ: European Union must act now on Gaza. CPJ Staff
(2025-06-23). Israeli aggression against Iran includes attacks on hospitals, ambulances. presstv.ir Israel continues its aggression on Iran, targeting civilian sites like hospitals and ambulances, mirroring what has been witnessed in Gaza since Oct. 2023.
(2025-06-23). Israeli strike hits tents in so-called safe zone in Gaza. aljazeera.com An Israeli airstrike hit tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, Gaza, a so-called safe zone.
(2025-06-23). After Obliterating Gaza's Healthcare System, Israel Calls Iran Hospital Attack a 'War Crime'. commondreams.org Israeli leaders furiously condemned Iran on Thursday over a single missile attack that damaged a hospital.
(2025-06-23). Israeli troops engage in continuous indiscriminate killing of Palestinian aid seekers in Gaza. wsws.org The Israeli military is carrying out continuous killings of Palestinian aid seekers, including an air strike on Friday that murdered 25 people who had gathered in Central Gaza in hopes of receiving desperately needed food.
(2025-06-23). From Gaza to Iran—Israel is fighting to maintain Western empire. therealnews.com 
This story originally appeared in Violence has a paralyzing power. What is the power of the word in the face of the planes that sow destruction and death, and the flying ballistic missiles? When I see people around me paralyzed or going crazy with fear in the face of the destruction that the Iranian missiles have sown, I cannot help but think of the resilience of the residents of Gaza, who go through seven c…
(2025-06-23). ICRC President: "Humanity is failing in Gaza" icrc.org ICRC President speaks to the BBC about the devastating humanitarian situation in Gaza…
(2025-06-23). Israel bombs southern Lebanon amid conflict with Iran and assault on Gaza. aljazeera.com Israel has carried out near-daily violations of the November ceasefire that ended its 14-month war with Hezbollah.
(2025-06-23). Israeli Forces Kill 43 Palestinians in Gaza, Including 20 Aid Seekers. news.antiwar.com Medical sources have told Al Jazeera that Israeli forces have at least 43 more Palestinians in Gaza on Monday as the daily massacres continue, while much of the world's attention is on the Israeli-US war against Iran. Among those killed on Monday were at least 20 Palestinians who were seeking aid. Since the US and …
(2025-06-23). Israel Bans international media from Gaza to "hide" realities. aljazeera.com British TV host Piers Morgan says Israel's decision to prevent intl media from entering Gaza is to hide realities…
(2025-06-23). A toolkit for financial wellbeing, one rand, one habit, one goal at a time. sanews.gov.za A toolkit for financial wellbeing, one rand, one habit, one goal at a time | By Thamsanqa Cele | As Youth Month draws to a close for 2025, let us continue to keep in our minds, hearts and behaviours the courage the young people of the 1976 Soweto uprising, where they protested apartheid's oppressive education policies, sparking a movement for | equality. | Today, South Africa's youth, 34.3% of the 60.6 million population, face significant economic challenges, including an over 60% unemployment rate. Rising living costs further strain budgets, making financial wellbeing critical. In honouring the 107 heroes, who…
(2025-06-23). The proposed Transformation Fund levels the economic playing field for emerging black businesses. sanews.gov.za The proposed Transformation Fund levels the economic playing field for emerging black businesses | By Parks Tau ⚪ In 1994, South Africa inherited an economy that was structurally designed to exclude the vast majority of South Africans. Apartheid's distorted policies had created a dual economy: one of wealth and privilege and another of poverty and exclusion. | This calculated economic strategy, structured along racial lines, created white-owned mines, farms, and factories while many black South Africans languished on the fringes of the economy in an underdeveloped informal sector. | Their meaningful participati…
(2025-06-23). bet on drama-loving Trump has paid off with Iran. haaretz.com The next big question for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is whether Trump has had enough when it comes to Iran, or whether the Israeli American campaign is going to be long-term…
(2025-06-23). 'Success leads many astray to their ruin'. onlineopinion.com.au The ancient quote from the Greek philosopher Phaedrus, to not let success go to one's head and inflating one's ego, which can lead to terrible failure, is a timeless warning to Trump and Netanyahu.
(2025-06-23). As Democrats back war drive against Iran, Sanders seeks to contain mass anti-war sentiment on "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. wsws.org Speaking in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday, Bernie Sanders did not call for strikes or mass action to stop the long-planned US-led imperialist war against Iran, which he blamed solely on Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.
(2025-06-23). Israel's war crimes further exposed following Soroka Hospital propaganda against Iran. peoplesdispatch.org Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ( The strike, which IRGC described as one of Iran's biggest missile attacks on Israel, seems to have startled Netanyahu's government, pushing it to produce propaganda to cover up the damage it suffered. | Israeli officials and media outlets claimed that the strike targeted…
(2025-06-23). The Only Weapons Of Mass Destruction In The Middle East Are Zionism, Israel's Nukes And US/Western Imperialism. popularresistance.org The zionist ethnostate has been spoiling for a war with Iran for decades. Who can forget the comedic, cartoonish, yet dark presentation of Benjamin Netanyahu to the United Nations in 2012 when he suggested that Iran was on the brink of developing a nuclear weapon. Netanyahu and other neocons have been peddling the false narrative about Iran's nuclear timeline for decades, but this time is much different because it was acted upon, which has resulted in more death, more illegal acts that are egregious violations of international law and more global instability at the hands of the zionist ethnostate and its willing…
(2025-06-23). Trump's war: Thinking Israel controls U.S. imperialism would be a mistake. peoplesworld.org 
In times of horrific violence and illegal warfare—especially the kind we're seeing now with the U.S. officially entering the war against Iran—it's understandable that people search for explanations. They want to know why the bombs keep falling, why ceasefires are sabotaged, and why the most powerful country in the world enables it all. In that …
(2025-06-23). Key Netanyahu Ally Says October 7 Attack 'Saved the People of Israel'. news.antiwar.com Arye Dery, the chair of Israel's ultra-orthodox Shas party and a key ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Monday that the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel "saved the people of Israel." "We were struck with a terrible blow, one we still haven't recovered from. We lost so many lives, and we …
(2025-06-23). Israel Says It Fired 200 Munitions at Iran in Strikes on Monday. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military said on Monday that its air force fired 200 munitions into Iran after a day of heavy attacks across the country, as the death toll in the Israeli bombing campaign is nearing 1,000, according to numbers from a US-based rights group. The Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), which is very critical …
(2025-06-23). IRGC Says 14 Strategic Israeli Military Sites Hit in 18th Phase of True Promise III. orinocotribune.com The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says Saturday's eighteenth phase of Operation True Promise III was one of the most successful of the past week. | In a statement early on Sunday, just before the nineteenth phase was launched, IRGC spokesperson Brigadier General Ali Mohammed Naeini said the previous phase was among the most successful recent missile and drone operations by the IRGC Aerospace Forces. | It featured new innovations in missile selection, target choice, and guidance paths for both missiles and drones, resulting in the targeting of 14 strategic military sites in Haifa and Tel Aviv, he state…
(2025-06-23). Iran Fires Missiles at US Base in Qatar. news.antiwar.com The Iranian military announced on Monday that it launched an attack on the US's Al Udeid base in Qatar in response to the US bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities. The attack was first reported by Axios reporter Barak Ravid, who cited Israeli sources that said Iran fired at least 10 missiles at the US base. …
(2025-06-23). Iran vows response to US strikes as it hits back at Israel. aljazeera.com Tehran is weighing its military options as it follows up internationally on the US and Israeli strikes.
(2025-06-23). Trump Official: CIA's Ratcliffe Acts As 'Mossad Stenographer' On Iran. popularresistance.org An official in the administration of President Donald Trump has told The Grayzone that CIA Director John Ratcliffe and US CENTCOM Commander Gen. Michael Kurilla have become vehicles for Israel's Mossad and military as they seek to manipulate the US into attacking Iran. The Trump official referred to Ratcliffe as "Mossad's stenographer." | According to the official, Ratcliffe and Kurilla have pressured Trump to join Israel's war more directly by regurgitating overblown briefings they received from the Israeli military and Mossad director David Barnea — but without informing the president that the intelligenc…
(2025-06-23). Four Israeli drones downed: Two by Iran, two shot down by IDF, U.S. forces. haaretz.com Iran's Tasnim News Agency released footage allegedly showing the downing of a Hermes 900 drone on Monday, following similar footage last week. Two more drones were downed by IDF and U.S. forces in friendly-fire incidents…
(2025-06-23). Mossad-affiliated network dismantled in Iran amid imposed war; a spy executed. presstv.ir Iranian security agencies have dismantled a network affiliated with the Israeli spy agency Mossad amid the ongoing war imposed on the Islamic Republic.
(2025-06-23). Too late for Israel and the Israelis to free themselves from their genocidal demons! cadtm.org
(2025-06-23). Striking Complexity: The 2025 Israel-Iran War, Nuclear Deterrence, and the Reconfiguration of Regional Order. moderndiplomacy.eu For over two decades, Israel and Iran have been locked in a shadow conflict over the Islamic Republic's nuclear ambitions and regional influence. From Israel's 1981 Osirak precedent to its covert sabotage campaigns, and from Iran's entrenchment in Syria to its support for Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis, the rivalry has steadily escalated. The October …
(2025-06-23). Pakistan, China, Russia urge immediate end to Israeli aggression against Iran. geo.tv 
(2025-06-23). US, Israeli strikes on Iran nuclear sites: How big are radiation risks? aljazeera.com The attacks on Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities have not increased radioactivity so far.
(2025-06-23). Uganda condemns Israeli attacks on Iran. independent.co.ug 
KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has condemned recent Israeli attacks on Iran, describing them as a violation of international law and calling for an immediate halt to hostilities. Jeje Odongo, Uganda's minister of foreign affairs, made the remarks while attending the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic …
(2025-06-23). How extensive are Israel's intelligence operations inside Iran? aljazeera.com Israeli and international media all speak of an intelligence operation years in the making.
(2025-06-23). TNY forecast: Moscow will not support Iran, limiting itself to the role of mediator. eadaily.com The Iranian-Israeli conflict may bring benefits to Russia in the short term, and it will not interfere in it. As for the actions of the United States, the Kremlin will limit itself only to diplomatic rhetoric…
(2025-06-23). Video: Germany says international law cannot be applied to Israel, but can to Iran and Starmer agrees. skwawkbox.org Journalist puts German foreign ministry official on the spot and UK PM parrots Israeli talking points A German foreign ministry official has said that international law banning attacks on nuclear facilities cannot be applied to Israel's attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities — because Israel claims it attacked them in order to defend itself. Christian Wagner's …
(2025-06-23). The United States' Plan To Bomb Iran. popularresistance.org A plan was developed for the United States to use diplomacy to entice Iran into negotiations that then fail, so Iran can be attacked while the U.S. is pushing a false narrative saying the Iranians "brought it on themselves." | The plan also urged the U.S. to encourage or assist the Israelis, as a direct U.S. proxy, to conduct the strikes on Iran so as to deflect criticism and retaliation onto Israel, as Declassified Australia reports. | The audacious plan for a "plausibly deniable" war is detailed in an analysis flippantly titled "Leave It To Bibi: Allowing or Encouraging an Israeli Military Strike," published in…
(2025-06-23). Starmer slammed for 'humiliating' response to Trump's illegal Iran strikes. thecanary.co 
On Saturday 21 June, US president Donald Trump launched massive and illegal missile attacks on the sovereign nation of Iran, following on from an unprovoked Israeli assault on the country a week before. He did so in total violation of international law, and without the consent of the US congress or the support of the […] | By
(2025-06-23). Trump Says Iran and Israel Have Agreed to a Ceasefire. news.antiwar.com Updated on June 23, 2025, at 10: 30 pm EST President Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday that Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire, ending what he called "The 12 Day War," an announcement that came amid heavy Israeli attacks on Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said in a …
(2025-06-23). US Evacuates Embassy in Lebanon as Israel Steps Up Strikes. news.antiwar.com The US has ordered all non-essential personal and families to leave Lebanon, with the State Department saying the decision was based on the increasingly uncertain stability in the region. The concern with Lebanon is the risk of it getting dragged into the ongoing Israeli and US war against Iran, and given the ever-growing number of …
(2025-06-23). How the US and Israel Used Rafael Grossi to Hijack the IAEA and Start a War on Iran. dissidentvoice.org IAEA Director General Grossi discusses Iran with former Israeli PM Bennett, June 3, 2022 (GPO) Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), allowed the IAEA to be used by the United States and Israel—an undeclared nuclear weapons state in long-term violation of IAEA rules—to manufacture a pretext for war on Iran, …