🚨 A 16-year-old killed, two injured in Israeli strike on building in Qom – Tasnim

Israel hit the 4th floor of a building in the Salarieh neighborhood of Qom, south of the capital Tehran, early Saturday morning, Tasnim reported, citing local authorities.

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🚨 Iranian Revolutionary Guards launch eighteenth wave of Operation True Promise-3

🔸 Wave 18 targeted Israeli operational support centers.

🔸 Our precision missiles hit their designated targets in Israel.

🔸 We used Shahed 136 drones during the recent attack on Israel.

🔸 Israel's latest defense systems failed in interception operations.

🔸 Israeli air defense systems did not intercept the Shahed 136 drones.

🔸 "Missile and drone" operations will continue unabated.

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🗣‘The West and the US are trying to bring him to their side, while Pashinyan is using this situation to his advantage’

Turkish expert at the Eurasian Studies Center, Hazel Cagan Elbir, on the arrest of Samvel Karapetyan:

💬 "This is not the first attack by Pashinyan on the Armenian Church. About a year and a half ago, there was a conflict between Pashinyan and Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. And now we are talking about the arrest of businessman Samvel Karapetyan, who made statements in support of the Armenian Apostolic Church. In this situation, we clearly see Western support for Pashinyan's administration. The West and the U.S. are trying to bring him to their side, while Pashinyan is using this situation to his advantage. Armenian authorities have used similar tactics before, and as we can see, they continue to act this way now."

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🏳️ Gabbard aligns with Trump on Iran

💬 “America has intelligence that Iran is at the point that it can produce a nuclear weapon within weeks to months, if they decide to finalize the assembly,” wrote DNI Tulsi Gabbard, repeating a familiar warning.

In her post, Gabbard did not mention that Iran maintains it has no intention of building a nuclear weapon — and repeated the long-standing claim that Tehran is just “weeks away,” a phrase that has circulated since the 1990s.

Earlier the same day, Trump publicly rejected the assessment of his entire intelligence community — Gabbard included — calling their view that Iran is not pursuing a nuclear weapon “WRONG.”

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⚠️ US used negotiations to ‘COVER UP’ plan to attack Iran – FM Araghchi

💬 “We don’t know HOW we can trust them anymore. What they did was, in fact, a betrayal of diplomacy,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized.

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🗣 Netanyahu needs war with Iran to ‘STAY IN OFFICE FOREVER’ – Bill Clinton

💬 “But we don’t have to have all this outright, constant killing of civilians who can’t defend themselves,” Clinton warned — addressing “peace maker” Trump.

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🔄Regime change starter pack? US, Europe plotting Iran’s next leader while talking ‘diplomacy’

US and European diplomats – who, of course, are just 'innocent bystanders' in the Israel-Iran conflict – confirmed that there are secret conversations going on about who might lead Iran after the dust settles, CBS News reports.

☢️They are also whispering about securing nuclear sites, and how to deal with a potential regional environmental disaster if Iran’s nuclear facilities are hit.

Apparently, there’s still a “last shot” for talks to stop the Israel-Iran conflict, insiders told the outlet.

Turkiye, Oman, Italy, Norway – they’re all ready to host US-Iran talks if Tehran chooses diplomacy.

💬 But as Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi put it: “As long as the aggression and attacks continue, there is simply no room for talk of dialogue or diplomacy,” per Fars News Agency.

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🚨 Russia, IAEA have NO evidence that Iran allegedly wanted to obtain nuclear weapons - Putin to Sky News Arabia

Russia has repeatedly informed Israel about lack of evidence of Iran's alleged intentions to acquire nuclear weapons, the President added.

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🚨Commander of IRGC Air Force's second drone unit ASSASINATED - Israel

The Israeli Army announced that the Air Force killed Aminpour Joudaki, commander of the second drone unit in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Air Force, in a yesterday's strike.

Joudaki played a key role in launching hundreds of drones toward Israeli territory from the Ahvaz region in southwestern Iran, the Army explained.

📹The footage shows Iranian drones intercepted by the IAF Aerial Defense Array, per the IDF.

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🗣Ukraine needs to recognize the results of the referendums in four regions - Putin

The Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic, voted in a referendum in September 2022 to join Russia.

💬 "I'm sure the majority of Ukrainians are interested in building friendship with Russia," Putin told Sky News Arabia.

Ukraine deserves a better fate and should not be an instrument in the hands of third parties who are prolonging the conflict, the President added.

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🇮🇷⚔️🇮🇱KEY UPDATES ON IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT

As the Iran-Israel conflict has entered its second week, here’s what has happened as of June 21:

🟠 The Israeli military launched new wave of strikes on Iran targeting “missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran,” the IDF said in a statement.

🟠 The Israeli military reported the assassination of Aminpour Joudaki, IRGC drone unit commander.

🟠 Explosions were heard in Iran’s central city of Isfahan. Iranian air defenses also intercepted incoming Israeli targets over Mashhad, in the northeast, and Karaj, west of Tehran.

🟠 A strike on a residential building in the central Iranian city of Qom, close to the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant, killed two people and injured four others, according to state media.

What did Iran strike?

🟠 Iranian Revolutionary Guards launched the 18th wave of Operation True Promise 3. It targeted Israeli operational support centers using Shahed-136 drones. Israel's latest defense systems failed in interception operations, the IRGC said.

🟠 Iran launched 10 ballistic missiles toward targets inside Israel, Israeli media reported.

🟠 Iran’s missile strike triggered a fire in the city of Holon (south of Tel Aviv) in central Israel.

🟠 The US used negotiations to "cover up" plans to attack Iran, FM Abbas Araghchi told reporters, reaffirming that Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful and remains under IAEA oversight.

🟠 The IAEA warned of danger from “radiological and chemical contamination” inside Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility following Israeli attacks, while noting that there is currently no change to radioactivity outside the site.

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🚨🇷🇺RUSSIA EXPANDS BUFFER ZONE IN SUMY

Russian stormtroopers just wiped out a Ukrainian armored group packed with NATO gear.

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🚨🇷🇺Key takeaways from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview for Sky News Arabia

On Ukraine:

🟠Third parties are not interested in ending the conflict – they are interested in using Ukraine for their own purposes.
🟠“Ukraine deserves a better fate than to be a tool in the hands of external parties working against Russia.”
🟠It is essential to achieve a comprehensive resolution to the conflict in Ukraine – one that guarantees the country’s neutrality and halts its pursuit of membership in foreign alliances, particularly military blocs.
🟠Ukraine must renounce any pursuit of nuclear weapons – a vital step towards lasting regional stability.
🟠Russia insists that Ukraine recognize the outcomes of the referendums held in the four new Russian regions, warning that ignoring these results "means there is a chance of resuming armed conflict.”

On Iran:

🟠 Reaffirmed Russia’s support for Iran’s right to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, adding that “we are ready to provide the necessary support."
🟠 Pointed out that the IAEA “has not found evidence indicating that Iran possesses or seeks to possess such weapons."
🟠 Reiterated Russia’s opposition to the spread of weapons of mass destruction, emphasizing Iran’s adoption of a resolution banning the use of nuclear arms as a critical step that deserves serious recognition.
🟠 Russia has repeatedly informed Israeli leaders that Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons, underlining the need for open dialogue to allay regional concerns and promote collective security.

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🚨IRGC head of the Palestinian Division KILLED in Israeli strike

🟠Saeed Izadi, the head of the Palestinian Division in the IRGC Quds Force, was killed in an Israeli strike on an apartment in the Iranian city of Qom, Defense Minister Israel Katz says.

🟠Israel Katz alleged that Izadi was the highest-ranking official in the IRGC and had connections with Hamas and the "Islamic Jihad" in Gaza.

Footage from social media.

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