World Iran Vs Israel 2025 War Discussion

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Western civilisation in the dock

To say Israel is committing crimes against humanity is an understatement. The mind behind the daily routine killing of unarmed and relief-seeking hungry Palestinians is diabolical at its worst. Even at a time when the Zionist state is at war with Iran, its pogrom continues unabated---lately its tar

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Western civilisation in the dock

Neil Ray
Published :
Jun 23, 2025 01:02
Updated :
Jun 23, 2025 01:02

To say Israel is committing crimes against humanity is an understatement. The mind behind the daily routine killing of unarmed and relief-seeking hungry Palestinians is diabolical at its worst. Even at a time when the Zionist state is at war with Iran, its pogrom continues unabated---lately its targets being Palestinians desperately looking for UN food aid including drinking water for mere survival. History's irony is that the people who suffered the 'final solution', an euphemistic expression for extermination of the Jewish people of Europe, are now the perpetrators of an equally outrageous mass murder of a people on whose soil an artificial state called Israel was created from nowhere to rehabilitate the former.

If the Nazi programme orchestrated to eliminate the Jews continued from 1941-45, the lesson learnt should have been sobering and humane. Instead, brutality and barbarity of the extreme form mark the Jewish state's existential mantra. To the Jewish leaders like Netanyahu, the Palestinians are not just enemies---they are vermin which can be destroyed at will. The ultimate disgrace of the modern civilisation is that the so-called civilised nations not only approve of this genocide but also provide Israel with the killing machines and other material supports. A nation of less than 10 million in a land area of only 8,355 sq miles could not wield so much power unless its Western bosses helped it to be armed to the teeth. In fact, the Western powers are pulling the strings from behind the scene.

No wonder that 14 cargo planes loaded with military equipment and hardware from the US and Germany landed in Israeli airport right at the time the Jewish state and Iran are trading barrages of missiles following the aggression of the former on the latter. Middle East media including the Times of Israel have confirmed this. This fresh batch of military supply is on top of more than 800 cargo planes that have arrived in Israel since the start of the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

The US, no matter if it is under a Republican or Democratic president, has been leading the pack of Israel's Western allies. Colonial powers may have gone and the blatant exploitation of resources from Asia, Africa and Latin America may also have ceased but it has taken a vicious form of inciting internal conflict within a country or region thanks to Western powers' ruthless chessboard diplomacy. To establish monopoly access to natural resources such as fuel oil and minerals as also to ensure sale of arms aimed at stoking feuds and destabilising nationalist governments and regional peace, these materially developed nations can go to any length.

The exporters of democracy thus practise something diagnostically opposite to what they preach. Not that the peoples who fall victim to their Machiavellian designs are unaware of the sinister purposes but they are helpless. The hypocrisy and double standard of the defenders of democracy and moral guardians thus get exposed. Their sustained campaigns to paint a regime as evil have time and again proved unsubstantial. It has happened in case of Afghanistan, Iraq and wide swathes of the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Now they have targeted Iran.

It is not difficult to see how the Western macabre scheme at times gets exposed. One recent example is Donald Trump's question-answer session on the White House lawn on the day of installation of new flag poles there. In answering to a question, he said 'we' control the sky. This referred to the Israeli and Iranian skies. The US was not officially involved in the war but his use of 'we' bares it all. Then again, an Israeli minister called it a war crime when an Iranian missile struck a hospital called Soroka Medical Center in southern Israel. Contrast this with the destruction of one after another healthcare facilities in Gaza strips. Gaza City hospital, Nasser Hospital, European Gaza Hospital and finally the last fully functional Ahli Arab Hospital all were partially or totally damaged.

The choice of words by some of the Western media outlets also favours their governments' stands. There lies the moral turpitude of the Western civilisation. Despite all its materialistic progress, it is morally depraved and debased.​

 

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World awaits Iran's response after Trump says US 'obliterates' nuclear sites

The world awaited Iran's response on Sunday after President Donald Trump said the US had "obliterated" Tehran's most sensitive nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution. With the damage visible from space after 30,00

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World awaits Iran's response after Trump says US 'obliterates' nuclear sites

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Published :
Jun 22, 2025 20:56
Updated :
Jun 22, 2025 20:58

A combination picture shows satellite images over Fordow, before and after the U.S. struck the underground nuclear facility, near Qom, Iran, June 2, 2025 (L) and June 22, 2025. Photo : Planet Labs PBC via REUTERS

The world awaited Iran's response on Sunday after President Donald Trump said the US had "obliterated" Tehran's most sensitive nuclear sites, joining Israel in the biggest Western military action against the Islamic Republic since its 1979 revolution.

With the damage visible from space after 30,000-pound US bunker-buster bombs crashed into the mountain above Iran's Fordow nuclear site, Tehran vowed to defend itself at all costs. It fired another volley of missiles at Israel that wounded scores of people and flattened buildings in Tel Aviv.

But perhaps in an effort to avert all-out war with the US superpower, it had yet to follow through on its main threats of retaliation against the United States itself - either by targeting US bases or trying to choke off global oil supplies.

Speaking in Istanbul, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran would consider all possible responses. There would be no return to diplomacy until it had retaliated, he said.

"The US showed they have no respect for international law. They only understand the language of threat and force," he said.

Trump, announcing the strikes in a televised address, called them "a spectacular military success".

"Iran’s key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated. Iran, the bully of the Middle East, must now make peace. If they do not, future attacks would be far greater and a lot easier," he said.

Still, his administration stressed that no order had been given for any wider war to overthrow the hardline Shi'ite Muslim clerical establishment that has ruled Iran since 1979.

"This mission was not and has not been about regime change," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon. "The president authorised a precision operation to neutralise the threats to our national interests posed by the Iranian nuclear programme."

US Vice President JD Vance said Washington was not at war with Iran but with its nuclear programme, adding this had been pushed back by a very long time due to the US intervention.

In a step towards what is widely seen as Iran's most effective threat to hurt the West, its parliament approved a move to close the Strait of Hormuz, the entrance to the Gulf where nearly a quarter of the oil shipped around the world passes through narrow waters that Iran controls.

Iran's Press TV said closing the strait would require approval from the Supreme National Security Council, a body led by an appointee of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Attempting to choke off Gulf oil by closing the strait could send global oil prices skyrocketing, derail the world economy and invite almost certain conflict with the US Navy's massive Fifth Fleet, based in the Gulf and tasked with keeping it open.

BUNKER BUSTERS

Israel, which started the war with a surprise attack on Iran on June 13, has long said its aim was to destroy Iran's nuclear programme. But only the United States possesses the massive 30,000-pound bombs - and the huge batwing B2 bombers that drop them - designed to destroy subterranean targets like Iran's uranium enrichment plan at Fordow, built beneath a mountain.

Satellite images obtained by Reuters following the attack appeared to show damage both to the mountain above the site and to entrances nearby.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, said no increases in off-site radiation levels had been reported after the US strikes. A senior Iranian source told Reuters that most of the highly enriched uranium at Fordow had been moved elsewhere before the attack.

While it is clear that US airstrikes had hit the Fordow site, it was not yet possible to assess the damage done underground there, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi told CNN.

Iranians contacted by Reuters described their fear at the prospect of an enlarged war involving the United States.

"Our future is dark. We have nowhere to go - it's like living in a horror movie," Bita, 36, a teacher from the central city of Kashan, said before the phone line was cut.

Much of Tehran, a capital city of 10 million people, has emptied out, with residents fleeing to the countryside to escape Israeli bombardment. Iranian authorities say over 400 people have been killed since Israel's attacks began, mostly civilians.

Iran has been launching missiles back at Israel, killing at least 24 people over the past nine days, the first time its projectiles have penetrated Israel's defences in large numbers. The elite Revolutionary Guards said they had fired 40 missiles at Israel in the latest volley overnight.

Air raid sirens sounded across most of Israel on Sunday, sending millions of people to safe rooms.

In Tel Aviv, Aviad Chernovsky, 40, emerged from a bomb shelter to find his house had been destroyed in a direct hit. "It's not easy to live now in Israel (right now), but we are very strong. We know that we will win,” he said.

During the past nine days of war, Israel killed much of Iran's military leadership with strikes that targeted bases and residential buildings where senior figures slept. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken openly of the possibility of pressing on until the Islamic Republic's clerical rulers are toppled, while denying that was his primary objective.

Trump had veered between offering to end the war with diplomacy or to join it, at one point musing publicly about killing Iran's supreme leader. His decision ultimately to join the fight is the biggest foreign policy gamble of his career.

Netanyahu congratulated Trump on a "bold decision". Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid also praised Trump, saying the world was now a safer place.​

 

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Nuclear facility attacks ‘not new’; progress will continue: Iran

Following US attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, says efforts to develop the civilian nuclear sector will go on, Al Jazeera reports. “This is not the first time our facilities are attacked,” Kamalvan

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Nuclear facility attacks ‘not new’; progress will continue: Iran

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Published :
Jun 22, 2025 19:45
Updated :
Jun 22, 2025 19:45

Spokesman for Iran''s atomic agency Behrouz Kamalvandi Behrouz Kamalvandi. Photo : AP/Ebrahim Noroozi

Following US attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Behrouz Kamalvandi, a spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, says efforts to develop the civilian nuclear sector will go on, Al Jazeera reports.

“This is not the first time our facilities are attacked,” Kamalvandi was quoted as telling Iran’s YJC news agency. “Considering our capabilities, the nuclear industry must continue.”

The organisation confirmed attacks took place on its Fordow, Isfahan and Natanz sites. Iran said there were no signs of radioactive contamination at the three locations, according to the report.

Iran has maintained its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only, and US intelligence agencies assessed that Tehran is not actively pursuing a nuclear bomb, the Doha-based broadcaster notes.​

 

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World reacts to US strike on Iran’s nuclear sites

The United States' attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has drawn sharp global reaction, with international leaders and humanitarian agencies calling for de-escalation, renewed diplomacy, and respect for international law. Several Arab countries have swiftly issued statements expressing concern and

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World reacts to US strike on Iran’s nuclear sites

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Published :
Jun 22, 2025 17:57
Updated :
Jun 22, 2025 17:57

The United States' attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has drawn sharp global reaction, with international leaders and humanitarian agencies calling for de-escalation, renewed diplomacy, and respect for international law.

Several Arab countries have swiftly issued statements expressing concern and urging de-escalation.

Oman, which had been acting as a mediator in nuclear negotiations between the US and Iran, issued a strong condemnation of the strikes. The Gulf state said it "expresses deep concern, denunciation and condemnation of the escalation resulting from the direct air strikes launched by the United States".

Saudi Arabia, a key regional ally of the US, denounced "the violation of Iran's sovereignty and stresses the need for restraint", while calling on the international community "to redouble efforts in these extremely sensitive circumstances to reach a political solution".

Qatar's foreign ministry also reacted with alarm, stating that the rising "dangerous tensions will lead to disastrous repercussions at the regional and international levels." It added that it "hopes that all parties will exercise wisdom and restraint at this time."

Egypt echoed similar concerns, warning against "the dangers of the region sliding into further chaos and tension," and emphasised that "political solutions and diplomatic negotiations, not a military solution, are the only way out of the crisis".

Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun expressed grave concern, stating that "the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities raises the level of fear of an escalation of tensions that would threaten security and stability in more than one region and country".

European leaders also expressed deep concern over the consequences of the strike, warning against further escalation in the Middle East.

European Council President Antonio Costa urged "respect for international law and nuclear safety" in light of the developments.

"Diplomacy remains the only way to bring peace and security to the Middle East region. Too many civilians will once again be the victims of a further escalation," Costa said, adding that he is alarmed by the latest developments.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen echoed similar sentiments, stating, "Stability must be the priority" and calling for "Iran to engage in a credible diplomatic solution."

"The negotiating table is the only place to end this crisis," she said.

Germany's Chancellor Merz has also called on Tehran to resume talks. A German government spokesperson said Merz urged Iran to immediately re-enter nuclear negotiations with the United States so a diplomatic resolution can be achieved.

Iran, however, rejected the notion that it had walked away from diplomacy. In a social media post, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi questioned, "How can Iran return to something it never left, let alone blew up?"

Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned of "irreversible consequences" if the situation spirals into a wider war.

"The intensification and spread of major military operations in the Middle East risk engulfing the region - and the world - in a war with irreversible consequences," ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric said in a statement.

"The world cannot absorb limitless war. Upholding international humanitarian law is not a choice - it is an obligation. Civilians must be spared from the conduct of hostilities," she said.

Spoljaric noted that the ICRC has delegations in both Iran and Israel and is scaling up operations to meet rising humanitarian needs.
"[However], no humanitarian response can substitute for political will to prioritise peace, stability and human life," she added.

In the UK, Trade Minister Jonathan Reynolds confirmed that Britain was informed ahead of the strike but was not asked to participate or allow the use of its Diego Garcia base.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who earlier endorsed the US move, is set to consult with allies. "Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon," Starmer had said.

The European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas also joined the chorus urging restraint.

"Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, as it would be a threat to international security," she said in a post on X.

"I urge all sides to step back, return to the negotiating table and prevent further escalation. EU Foreign Ministers will discuss the situation tomorrow," she added.​

 

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Sumeett Peer is just so off on his analysis.

He's just like a halwaee person no?........He just mumbles nonsense old lady reverie no?

Iss ka kya karain bhai?

Toad needs to be told to not bring him on the program anymore.

Aik dum (bharrkain/ tarriyaan level) wishful wet dreams outta him no?

Toad sahb bringing down da intellectual level of his channel.



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UK, France, Germany urge Iran to refrain from 'action that could destabilise the region'

France, Germany and Britain on Sunday called on Iran "not to take any further action that could destabilise the region."

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UK, France, Germany urge Iran to refrain from 'action that could destabilise the region'

AFP Paris
Updated: 22 Jun 2025, 23: 13

Iranians lift flags and placards during a rally protesting the US attack on Iran in Enghelab Square in Tehran on 22 June 2025. AFP

The leaders of France, Germany and Britain on Sunday called on Iran "not to take any further action that could destabilise the region" in response to US strikes on its nuclear sites.

"We call upon Iran to engage in negotiations leading to an agreement that addresses all concerns associated with its nuclear program," the leaders added in a joint statement.​

 

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Arab states erupt in condemnation after US strikes on Iran

Arab countries strongly condemned the US air strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, warning of serious repercussions and calling for a return to diplomacy.

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Arab states erupt in condemnation after US strikes on Iran
AFP Dubai
Published: 22 Jun 2025, 23: 04

This handout satellite picture provided by Maxar Technologies and taken on 22 June 2025, shows damage after US strikes on the Isfahan nuclear enrichment facility in central Iran. AFP

Arab countries on Sunday strongly condemned the US air strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, warning of serious repercussions and calling for a return to diplomacy.

Iran's former regional rival, Saudi Arabia, which resumed ties with Tehran in a Chinese-brokered detente in 2023, expressed "great concern" over the attacks.

Gulf countries have been engaged in intense but fruitless diplomatic efforts since Israel launched its air campaign on their neighbour Iran on 13 June.

Many of the oil-rich countries host major US assets and bases, and fear that a spillover from the war could threaten their security and economies.

Qatar, host of the biggest US military base in the Middle East, said it feared "catastrophic consequences" for the region and the entire world.

Yemen's Huthi rebels repeated threats to target US vessels and warships in the Red Sea after the overnight strikes, which they described as a "war declaration" on the Iranian people.

On Saturday, the Iran-backed group had threatened to resume attacks on US vessels and warships in the Red Sea, despite a recent truce, should Washington strike Iran.

US President Donald Trump said the attacks destroyed Iran's main nuclear sites, describing them as a "spectacular military success".

But his allies in the Gulf urged a return to negotiations.

Oman, which was mediating recent nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran, strongly condemned the US strikes, labelling them illegal and calling for de-escalation.

The United Arab Emirates also expressed concern, calling for "an immediate end to the escalation".

Bahrain told most of its government employees to work from home until further notice, while its foreign ministry also urged a return to talks.

The US Navy's Fifth Fleet, which covers the region, is based in Bahrain.

Meanwhile, Kuwait activated an emergency plan that includes readying shelters.

The Tehran-backed Palestinian militant group Hamas condemned what it called "blatant US aggression" against Iran.

Iraq, another country that hosts US bases, expressed "deep concern and strong condemnation", government spokesperson Basim Alawadi said, calling the attacks "a grave threat to peace and security in the Middle East".

Fears are growing in Iraq over a possible intervention by Iran-backed armed factions, who have threatened Washington's interests in the region if it joins Israel in attacking Iran.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, largely seen as close to the United States, urged both sides to resume talks to restore stability.

Lebanon has been reeling from a destructive conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group that ended with a fragile truce last November.

Egypt also condemned the escalation, warning of "dangerous repercussions", while Jordan's foreign ministry voiced "deep concern".​

 

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US strikes on Iran nuclear sites: Bangladesh expresses concern

Bangladesh on Sunday expressed deep concern over the recent attacks by the US targeting nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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US strikes on Iran nuclear sites: Bangladesh expresses concern

BSS Dhaka
Published: 22 Jun 2025, 22: 24

Bangladesh on Sunday expressed deep concern over the recent attacks targeting nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“Such developments risk further destabilizing an already fragile regional situation and heighten the threat to international peace and security,” according to a statement issued by the ministry of foreign affairs in Dhaka.

Bangladesh called upon the United Nations (UN) and the international community to engage proactively in effort to de-escalate the situation and promote peace and stability in the Middle East.

“Bangladesh reiterates its longstanding position in favour of peaceful resolution of conflicts through dialogue and diplomacy,” read the statement.

Dhaka urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any actions that could escalate tensions in the region.

Bangladesh firmly believed that constructive engagement, mutual respect, and adherence to international norms remain the only sustainable path to enduring peace, the statement added.​