[🇮🇷] Iran VS Israel

[Afhan]

 

[Vsdoc]

Jew hai, sir.. you might be discounting what other sneaky tricks he may have up their sleeve.

Sneaky tricks hi ne inko millennia se pogroms ka shikar banaya hai across civilizations and epochs.

Quite some consistency they have, must say.

 

[Vsdoc]

in fact flagship aa raha, orginal wala 1st of class

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-aircraft-carrier-heads-west-schina-sea-amid-middle-east-tensions-2025-06-16/

I heard just one US carrier group flotilla is enough for a country of India's heft?

 

[Egyptian]

@Lulldapull

 

[Egyptian]

 

[Bilal9]

I find this hardly factual. Seems like a plot to get Pakistan into trouble, which is in their cross-hairs already.

 

[Bilal9]

US could get involved in Iran-Israel conflict, Trump tells ABC

US President Donald Trump told a news network on Sunday that the United States could become involved in the Iran-Israel conflict, and that he would be ‘open’ to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin being a mediator.

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US could get involved in Iran-Israel conflict, Trump tells ABC
Agence France-Presse . Washington 15 June, 2025, 21:21

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US President Donald Trump speaks during the Army 250th Anniversary Parade from the Ellipse in Washington, DC on June 14, 2025. | AFP photo

US President Donald Trump told a news network on Sunday that the United States could become involved in the Iran-Israel conflict, and that he would be ‘open’ to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin being a mediator.

The Republican president, according to ABC News, also said talks over Iran’s nuclear program were continuing and that Tehran would ‘like to make a deal,’ perhaps more quickly now that the Islamic republic is trading massive strikes with Israel.

‘It’s possible we could get involved’ in the ongoing battle between the Middle East arch-foes, Trump said in an off-camera interview with ABC News senior political correspondent Rachel Scott that was not previously publicized.

He stressed that the United States is ‘not at this moment’ involved in the military action.

As for Putin being a potential mediator in the conflict, ‘he is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it,’ Trump said.

Israel and Iran traded heavy aerial assaults for a third straight day Sunday, with casualties mounting following Israel’s large-scale attacks aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, sparking retaliation.

Oman, which has acted as a mediator on the nuclear issue, has said a sixth round of talks between Iran and the United States planned for this weekend had been cancelled.

But Trump said the two sides were continuing discussions.

‘No, there’s no deadline’ on negotiations, he told ABC when asked whether there was a time limit for Tehran to come to the table.

‘But they are talking. They’d like to make a deal. They’re talking. They continue to talk,’ Trump said, according to Scott.

Trump suggested that something like the clash between Israel and Iran ‘had’ to happen to spur talks on a nuclear agreement.

It ‘may have forced a deal to go quicker, actually,’ Trump said.​

He does not realize that if he gets US military involved, then it will definitely get to be a regional conflict. Start of WWIII. Strait of Hormuz closed and kiss cheap oil goodbye.

I have heard several well-credentialed online commentators say that trying to tussle with Iran is "Madness". I agree.

 

[Egyptian]

 

[Saif]

Emergency hotlines opened for Bangladeshis in Iran

The government has opened emergency hotlines for Bangladeshi nationals currently residing in Iran and their families in Bangladesh to ensure urgent communication amid the prevailing situation in the Middle Eastern country. The hotlines have been set up both at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tehran and

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Emergency hotlines opened for Bangladeshis in Iran

Published :
Jun 16, 2025 20:32
Updated :
Jun 16, 2025 20:32

An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles toward Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, April 14. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The government has opened emergency hotlines for Bangladeshi nationals currently residing in Iran and their families in Bangladesh to ensure urgent communication amid the prevailing situation in the Middle Eastern country.

The hotlines have been set up both at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tehran and the ministry’s headquarters in Dhaka to assist Bangladeshis in need of emergency support, BSS reports citing a foreign ministry’s press release on Monday.

Bangladeshi expatriates in Iran, as well as their relatives in Bangladesh, have been advised to reach out to the embassy and the ministry through the designated mobile numbers, which are also accessible via WhatsApp, for any urgent assistance.

The emergency contact numbers for the Bangladesh Embassy in Tehran are:
+989308773768 and +989122055455.

Besides, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka can be contacted at: +8801712012847

The government reiterated its commitment to ensuring the safety and welfare of all Bangladeshi nationals abroad through proactive diplomatic and consular support, said the release.​

 

[Saif]

Iran asks Gulf states to mediate for ceasefire with Israel, sources say

Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press US President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran's flexibility in nuclear negotiations, two Iranian and three regional sources told Reuters on Monday. Gulf leaders and t

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Iran asks Gulf states to mediate for ceasefire with Israel, sources say

REUTERS
Published :
Jun 16, 2025 21:02
Updated :
Jun 16, 2025 21:02

The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2023. Photo : Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/ Files

Tehran has asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to press US President Donald Trump to use his influence on Israel to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran's flexibility in nuclear negotiations, two Iranian and three regional sources told Reuters on Monday.

Gulf leaders and their top diplomats worked the phones all weekend, speaking to each other, to Tehran, Washington and beyond in an effort to avoid a widening of the conflict as longstanding enemies Israel and Iran intensified their attacks in their biggest ever confrontation.

Iran is willing to be flexible in the nuclear talks if a ceasefire is reached, one of the Iranian sources said.

The Gulf States are deeply concerned the conflict will spin out of control, a Gulf source close to government officials told Reuters.

Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia have all appealed to Washington to press Israel to agree to a ceasefire and to resume talks with Tehran towards a nuclear deal, the Gulf source said.

The White House and US State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.​

 

[Saif]

Israel bombs Iran’s state TV in latest wave of attacks on Tehran

Iran’s state television says it has been attacked by Israel in the latest wave of missile strikes on Tehran, Al Jazeera reports. Multiple explosions have been heard around the Iranian capital as Israel issued new evacuation threats, warning of imminent attacks, according to the report. Iran

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Israel bombs Iran’s state TV in latest wave of attacks on Tehran

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Published :
Jun 16, 2025 22:19
Updated :
Jun 16, 2025 22:19

Iran’s state television says it has been attacked by Israel in the latest wave of missile strikes on Tehran, Al Jazeera reports.

Multiple explosions have been heard around the Iranian capital as Israel issued new evacuation threats, warning of imminent attacks, according to the report.

Iranian forces, in turn, have warned residents of Tel Aviv to evacuate, the Doha-based broadcaster adds.​

 

[Saif]

Iran's Guards call on Israel's Tel Aviv residents to evacuate, media says

Iran's Revolutionary Guards called on the residents of Tel Aviv to evacuate as soon as possible, Iranian state media reported today, shortly after Israel issued an evacuation warning for a designated area in Tehran.

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Iran's Guards call on Israel's Tel Aviv residents to evacuate, media says

REUTERS
Published :
Jun 16, 2025 22:12
Updated :
Jun 16, 2025 22:33

The Iranian flag flutters outside the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 9, 2025. Photo : Reuters/Files

Iran's Revolutionary Guards called on the residents of Tel Aviv to evacuate as soon as possible, Iranian state media reported today, shortly after Israel issued an evacuation warning for a designated area in Tehran.​

 

[Saif]

Tehran residents flee Israeli attacks, sparking huge jams: Reports

Residents of Tehran have fled the Iranian capital in large numbers in the face of Israeli bombardments, creating immense traffic jams on the main road

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Tehran residents flee Israeli attacks, sparking huge jams: Reports
AFP Paris
Published: 16 Jun 2025, 22: 34

This picture shows a general view of Iran's capital Tehran on 16 June 2025. AFP

Residents of Tehran have fled the Iranian capital in large numbers in the face of Israeli bombardments, creating immense traffic jams on the main road heading north, according to social media content posted on Monday.

Images verified by AFP, shot by a social media user from an overpass, showed near immobile traffic on a Tehran highway heading north with almost no vehicles in the opposite lane.

Israel on Friday launched a surprise aerial campaign targeting sites across Iran, saying the attacks aimed to prevent its archfoe from acquiring atomic weapons -- a charge Tehran denies.

The Israeli strikes have so far killed at least 224 people, including top military commanders, nuclear scientists but also civilians, according to Iranian authorities.

Iran launched strikes on Israel in retaliation which so far have killed 24 people, according to Israeli authorities.

Iranian authorities have closed civilian air space until further notice due to the Israel attacks, leaving land routes the only way out of Tehran which has been the main focus of Israeli attacks.

Israel has warned Iranians to stay away from any military infrastructure in a city where the security forces maintain a heavy presence, both overt and covert.

Videos filmed inside Iran and posted by Persian-language TV channels based abroad, such as Iran International and Manoto, as well as widely followed bloggers including Vahid Online, showed long queues of cars barely moving as they tried to leave Tehran.

The congestion appears to be concentrated on Highway 49 which connects Tehran with Chalus on the Caspian Sea in the Mazandaran province.

The region, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Tehran and typically a three-hour drive even in normal times due to the mountain roads, has so far been largely spared.

It is popular with Tehranis for its mild climate, with many maintaining holiday homes there.

Persian-language outlets meanwhile also posted images of hundreds of cars lining roads outside petrol stations in Tehran and its satellite city of Karaj, saying they were filling up ahead of long journeys outside of the city.

While air travel is impossible, Iranians can still in theory cross borders by land to go abroad.

Footage posted on social media, which has not been verified by AFP, showed hundreds queueing at the Bazargan crossing point in western Iran with Turkey close to the eastern Turkish city of Dogubayazit.​

 

[Lulldapull]

Dis ain't verified bhai.......why would India do something so isstupid no?

come on now.......

 

[Saif]

Khamenei, Iran's political survivor, faces ultimate test

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.

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Khamenei, Iran's political survivor, faces ultimate test
AFP Paris
Updated: 16 Jun 2025, 19: 49

A handout picture released by the official website of Iran`s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him during a meeting with school and university students in the capital Tehran on 3 November, 2019. AFP

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has weathered a series of challenges but Israel's unprecedented strikes mark his most serious crisis yet, threatening both the clerical system he leads and his own physical survival.

Khamenei, Iran's top leader since the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, has ruled in the face of sanctions, near constant international tensions as well as protests that were ruthlessly repressed, most recently the 2022-2023 women-led uprising.

With Khamenei aged 86, the issue of succession was already looming large in Iran. But his moves now will have a decisive impact on the future on the system of which he has been a pillar since the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ousted the shah.

Meanwhile, his own physical survival could be at stake, with a senior American official saying Donald Trump rejected an Israeli plan to kill Khamenei but Israel is still not ruling out such a move.

"Khamenei is at the twilight of his rule, at the age 86, and already much of the daily command of the regime is not up to him but to various factions who are vying for the future," said Arash Azizi, senior fellow at Boston University.

"This process was already underway and the current war only accelerates it," he told AFP.

'Self-inflicted dilemma'

Israel's success in killing key Iranian figures, including the army chief and head of the Revolutionary Guards, has illustrated how Israeli intelligence can track Iranian leaders and raised the question of whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could give an order to seek to kill Khamenei himself.

The movements of the supreme leader, who has not left Iran since taking up the position and made his last foreign visit to North Korea in 1989 while still president, are subject to the tightest security and secrecy.

"It is possible that they might have a regime change plan of their own, either by supporting or semi-supporting a coup inside the regime or by continuing to kill at the highest level hoping that this leads to a fundamental shift in posture toward Israel or something of a regime change," said Azizi.

Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said Khamenei faced a "self-inflicted dilemma" and already lacked the "physical and cognitive acumen to lead Iran into a high-tech war".

"A weak response to Israel further diminishes his authority, a strong response could further jeopardise his survival, and that of his regime," he said.

'Prided himself'

While keeping up the rhetoric of confrontation with the US and Israel and backing proxies like Hezbollah in Lebanon, Khamenei long kept Iran out of direct conflict with its foes. But the current strikes appear to represent a sudden end to this strategy.

"He has prided himself on deterring conflict away from Iran's borders since he assumed the supreme leadership in 1989," said Jason Brodsky, policy director of US-based United Against Nuclear Iran. "So Khamenei has badly miscalculated."

Brodsky said the nearest comparison to the current situation were the attacks against leaders blamed on the opposition in the early 1980s which saw the then president killed and Khamenei himself wounded in a 1981 assassination attempt.

"It will be an experience that Khamenei will undoubtedly draw upon in the current context," Brodsky told AFP.

"But what we are witnessing today is on a completely different level of magnitude. And it's occurring at a pace that threatens to overwhelm the capacity of Tehran."

The scale of Israel's first attacks overnight Thursday to Friday, ahead of what were supposed to be a new round of talks in Oman on the Iranian nuclear programme, took the leadership by surprise at a time when it has been on the lookout for any further protests amid economic hardship.

"Indeed, the strikes have intensified already simmering tensions, and many Iranians want to see the Islamic republic gone. Crucially, however, most of them do not want this outcome to come at the cost of bloodshed and war," said Holly Dagres, senior fellow at The Washington Institute.

'Stay strong'

In an interview with Fox News, Netanyahu suggested that "regime change" could be the outcome of the Israeli strikes, while insisting that it would be for the Iranian people to bring this about.

"It could certainly be the result as the Iran regime is very weak," he said, claiming that "80 percent of the people would throw these theological thugs out".

Asked if there was an Israeli plan to kill Khamenei that had been vetoed by Washington, Netanyahu replied: "We do what we need to do, we will do what we need to do and I think the United States knows what is good for the United States".

The Iranian opposition, both in exile and inside the country, remains riven by division. One of its most prominent representatives Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and who has warm relations with Israel, has told Iranians: "Stay strong and we will win."

So far, however, there have been no reports of mass protests, although some Persian-language television channels based abroad have broadcast images of groups shouting anti-Khamenei slogans.

Azizi cautioned: "The idea that this ends in a popular uprising that changes the regime or gives to power to someone in the Iranian opposition abroad has no basis in reality."​