Iran-Israel-U.S. developments - the half-time follies edition (26-Jun-2025) (update 3)

June 26, 2025

"Israel may have the right to put others on trial, but certainly no one has the right to put the Jewish people and the State of Israel on trial." -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon quoted from BBC News Online, Clashes mar Mid-East inquiry, Mar. 25, 2001 (source)

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UPDATE 3:

Trump Desperately Trying to Change the Narrative on Iran - CIA Intervenes to Control Mockingbird U.S. Media

President Donald Trump called on CNN to fire the lead reporter of the "Exclusive" article published earlier this week that revealed an alleged leaked Pentagon study stating that Iran's nuclear sites were not completely destroyed.

UPDATE 2:

"30 Pieces of Silver" - New Gaza and Middle East Plan - Global South

There is a new deal on the table. The Israeli press is full of various details but I have not seen much in the US press. DD Geopolitics provided part of this list.
Iran? No problem. They can have their nuclear project. The US will pay 30 billion dollars, help them construct it, and Bob's your uncle. They will have a new slave master of course.
I remind you of my analysis: The strategy of empire, up to now, the denial of world development through chaos creation, is unravelling. Nevertheless, imperialist aspirations still endure. The pattern has changed toward attempts to use dwindling economic rights as a wedge for military insertion to expand the hegemonic stake.
Following a 4-way call (Trump, Netanyahu, Rubio, Dermer) after the Iran strikes, both sides agreed on these "fundamental principles in general terms":
"Gaza hostilities will conclude within two weeks"
"Four Arab nations (including Egypt and the UAE) will administer the Gaza Strip, replacing the murderous Hamas terrorist organization"
"The remaining Hamas leadership will face exile to other countries, while the hostages gain freedom"
"Multiple nations globally will accept numerous Gaza inhabitants seeking emigration"
"Abraham Accords expansion will bring Syria, Saudi Arabia, and additional Arab and Muslim countries to recognize Israel and establish official relationships"
"Israel will declare its willingness for future Palestinian conflict resolution under the 'two states' concept, contingent upon the Palestinian Authority reforms"
"The United States will acknowledge limited Israeli sovereignty implementation in Judea and Samaria"
Trump wants Greenland, the Panama Canal, Canada, and West Asia, just before he starts with the rest of the world. The price for this faux peace is that the genocidaires go free.
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This is a Promise for Utopia, repackaging slavery via a Hail Mary Pass. It is already packaged and a billboard campaign has rolled out across Tel Aviv with Trump, MBS, Netanyahu, and others smiling beneath the slogan "It's Time for a New Middle East," the message is clear. It's a rebranding of the entire region, designed to make domination look like peace. It is pre-emptive containment and is the modern version of the slavery of neo-colonialism redux.

BOMBSHELL REPORT! ISRAEL PLANNED ATTACK ON US SOIL IN FALSE FLAG ATTEMPT? TRUTH OR LIES? | Redacted

'Iran WON the War. The U.S. HUMILIATED Itself in Front of the World' -Laith Marouf

Trump is working around the clock to convince the world that Iran's nuclear program has been "obliterated," but we have yet to see any proof of his claims. But as we look back at this 12-day war, there are a number of lessons to learn...
Palestinian-Syrian Journalist Laith Marouf noted that Iran could have refused a ceasefire and continued its retaliatory attacks, but that would have "forced the Israelis into the corner of using a nuclear weapon," and as we saw, Washington's failure to destroy Tehran's nuclear program alone left the U.S. exposed:
"Iran proved in that 12-day war that its regular weapons systems are capable of providing national security and can defeat any enemy that could come near to try to harm it. The only reason that Iran would need a nuclear weapon is because the U.S. doesn't realize that it cannot defeat Iran with anything less than a nuclear weapon."

12bytes: Iran did not win. They failed according to their own goals.

Midnight Scammer - The Grayzone live

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Three Mossad spies executed in Iran in further blows to Israeli espionage network

Three men convicted of collaborating with Israel's Mossad spy agency and smuggling bombs and demolition charges into Iran to assassinate distinguished Iranian figures have been executed.
According to a statement published by the public relations wing of the judiciary, the executions took place on Wednesday morning in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia after the supreme court upheld their death sentences after extensive legal proceedings.
The three men have been identified as Idris Aali, Azad Shojaei, and Rasoul Ahmad.

At least one dead, 30 wounded as Israelis fire on aid seekers in Gaza | Middle East Eye

Gaza's al-Awda Hospital in Nuseirat says it has so far received one dead and 30 wounded after Israeli forces opened fire on aid seekers on Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza.

UPDATE 1:

Is Trump Being Set Up by Israel to Reignite War with Iran? - 21st Century Wire

Should Trump oppose a greater US engagement in the conflict involving Israel and Iran, experts caution that Tel Aviv might engage in deceptive tactics, including assaults on American assets or orchestrated terrorist events. Information obtained by the Tehran Times indicates that "Israel" was planning to orchestrate an explosion in the United States and attribute the act to Iran, presumably with the intent to provoke a large-scale conflict between the US and Iran.
Earlier today, Raymond McGovern, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer, warned the US maritime assets stationed in the Gulf to expect a false-fag attack by Israel, which ultimately would be blamed on Iran.
Earlier today, a report from Tehran Times disclosed that Israel had devised a false flag operation on American territory. Information acquired by the Islamic Republic of Iran's first English daily newspaper indicates that Israel was scheming to execute an explosion on U.S. soil and subsequently attribute the act to Iran, seemingly to provoke a full-scale conflict between the United States and Iran. The strategy entailed orchestrating a catastrophic event within the U.S. and fabricating evidence to implicate Iran, thus manipulating public sentiment in America and inciting military intervention. According to the report, Iran became aware of the Israeli conspiracy through intelligence shared by an allied nation. Upon discovering the imminent threat, Iranian officials communicated with U.S. authorities, successfully averting the planned explosion.

Interesting: Ritter's Rant Ep. 15: Too Good to be True?

Trump appears ready to implement a massive deal in the Middle East that seeks to solve the Gaza issue, get Arab recognition of Israel, and solve the Iranian nuclear crisis. Too good to be True?

BREAKING: ISRAEL BREAKS CEASEFIRE? - NATO Plots War With Russia Following Summit!

Josh Sigurdson reports on the breaking news of a high-rise in Tehran's upscale neighborhood of Farmanieh District being hit by an explosion. Many believe it was a drone attack. Nuclear scientists are alleged to live in the building.
This news of a potential breaking of the ceasefire comes as war hawks like Lindsey Graham claims Iran has nuclear capabilities and the European and American Intel community claims that Iran moved their uranium before attacks and that their nuclear facilities weren't actually damaged.
This is clearly the normalization they need to continue on with false flags and further fear based war mongering in favor of their puppet masters in Israel.
Beijing and Moscow continue to warn they will help Iran build their nuclear program further risking war between all of the major superpowers on earth. By design of course.
This correlates perfectly with the fact that Trump is mulling sending missile systems to Ukraine after all.
Following the NATO summit, NATO countries agreed to pay 5% of their GDP into the military. What's strange is this is an increase in militarism and the so-called peace president is the one pushing it. His base is applauding this further funding of globalism and few seem to comprehend where this is going.
The script was written long ago. Things don't suddenly change after more than half a century of planning. Power will still shift from the west to the east. The middle east will be targeted for destruction. The world will shift into a technocratic ration based system of digital control. Everything else is either normalization or distraction.

Israel's Next BattleSouth Front

Overall, Israel appears to be preparing for its next big battle. While Gaza remains a priority for Israel, the fate of the remaining hostages there will likely force the Israeli government to prioritize talks for the time being. Israel could, however, resume war on Hezbollah, as a follow up for the attack on Iran.
A new attack on Syria can't also be ruled out, despite the ongoing talks with the country's interim government. Israel will likely attempt to weaken Syria even further in order to extract even more concessions in any future peace deal.

Pentagon says bomb was designed over 15-year period to target Fordow nuclear facility | Middle East Eye

At a Thursday Pentagon briefing specifically organised to demonstrate the sophistication of the US bombs that struck Iran's nuclear facilities, the US military chief said the 30,000-pound GBU-57 series MOP took 15 years to design, and it was specifically made to target the Fordow facility deep inside a mountain.

Iran's uranium stock largely intact, say European officials | Middle East Eye

Iran's uranium stock has remained largely intact following US and Israeli strikes on the country, European officials have reportedly said.
Citing preliminary intelligence reports, two European officials told the Financial Times that Iran's stockpile of 408kg of uranium enriched close to weapons-grade levels was not concentrated in Fordow, one of its two main enrichment sites.
The reports said it had been distributed to various other locations across the country.

Houthis Launch Another Missile Challenging IsraelSouth Front

The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced on June 26 that the Houthis (Ansar Allah) had launched another ballistic missile from Yemen at Israel.
In a brief statement, the military said that it had detected the launch and determined soon after that the Houthi missile fell short outside Israel's border. It also noted that no sirens sounded in the country because the missile did not pose a real threat.
This was the Houthis first attempt to target Israel since the end of the IDF attack on Iran. During the short war, the group launched multiple missiles and drones at Israel, even timing some attacks with Iranian retaliatory strikes. None of these attacks caused losses, however.

Military Situation In Gaza On June 26, 2025 (Map Update)South Front

Israeli strikes targeted areas in Gaza;
Israeli strikes targeted areas in Jabalia;
Israeli strikes targeted areas in Deir al-Balah;
Israeli strikes targeted areas in Nuseirat;
Israeli strikes targeted areas in Khan Yunis;
Israeli strikes targeted areas in Rafah;
During the last 24 hrs, at least 103 civilians were killed and 219 others were wounded by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip;
56,259 Palestinians were killed and 132,458 others were wounded as a result of the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Zionist enemy notifies land seizure in Ya'bad & Raba villages - SabaNet

On Thursday, the Zionist occupation forces issued notifications to seize lands in the town of Ya'bad, southwest of Jenin.
The Yabad municipality reported to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) that the enemy plans to confiscate around 2,000 dunams of the town's lands for military and colonial purposes, according to a structural plan they published.
In 2022, the occupation seized approximately 87 dunams to expand the "Tal Menashe" settlement, built on stolen Palestinian lands near the town.
Ya'bad is surrounded by eight illegal settlements and three colonial outposts.

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CIA believes Iran's nuclear program has been 'severely damaged' - RT World News

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said it will take years for Iran to rebuild its nuclear program following US strikes on uranium enrichment sites. His comments come after days of uncertainty about the extent of the damage to the facilities in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan, which were targeted by US bunker-busting bombs on June 22.
"The CIA can confirm that a body of credible intelligence indicates Iran's nuclear program has been severely damaged by the recent, targeted strikes," Ratcliffe said in a statement on Wednesday.
"This includes new intelligence from a historically reliable and accurate source/method that several key Iranian nuclear facilities were destroyed and would have to be rebuilt over the course of years," he added.
While US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claimed that the strikes "obliterated" Iran's ability to manufacture nuclear weapons, US media later reported that the damage may have been overstated.

12bytes: Well, let's define "severely" damaged. Failing to supply any meaningful evidence whatsoever, the U.S. and Israel are clearly implying that Iran's nuclear program has been disrupted for a long time to come and this would imply that it's uranium stockpile has been destroyed, which it clearly was not, else we'd be hearing about radiation leaks all over the place, and that its ability to enrich uranium has been destroyed, which implies that its centrifuges were destroyed, and there is precisely zero evidence to support this, not to mention that those big, bad "bunker buster" bombs aren't nearly as effective as it says on the tin for several key reasons.

Now if we look only at the surface structures of Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan, then, yes, we can say that Iran's nuclear program has been severely damaged, for sure, but such structures can be repaired or rebuilt.

I don't know about you, but i'm going with the initial 'leaked' report that the damage set back Iran's nuclear ambitions by only a few months, but i also have questions about that 'leak', such as whether ... oh, i dunno ... maybe the CIA/Mossad 'leaked' it in order to suggest that Iran needs to be hit again.

Mossad thanks CIA for help with Operation Rising Lion - RT World News

Israel's Mossad intelligence agency has thanked the CIA for its close cooperation during attacks on Iran, days after a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect.

From the Dept. of Not Fucking Good Enough: Khamenei: Zionist entity almost collapsed by Iranian strikes - SabaNet

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said that the Zionist entity has almost collapsed under the blows of the Islamic Republic.

12bytes: Iran broke its promise to itself, the people of Palestine, and the entire world by allowing Zionism to continue. Palestinians are now paying an even heavier price as a result of Iran's cowardliness and Iran has the audacity to celebrate this loss???

Khamenei says Trump 'exaggerated' impact of US strikes on nuclear sites | Middle East Eye

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday said US President Donald Trump "exaggerated" the impact of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, in his first appearance since a ceasefire in the war with Israel took hold.
Khamenei also said that Trump had sought to "minimise" the impact of Iran's retaliatory strikes on a US base in Qatar, saying that he "tried... to pretend that nothing had happened, when a major event had occurred".
Here's more from Khamenei:
The Islamic Republic has access to important US bases in the region and any future aggression against Iran would come at a great cost.
Iran's ability to potentially reach major US military bases is a considerable achievement, and added that such actions could be repeated if aggression is renewed.
Iran's enemies use excuses like Iran's missiles or the nuclear programme, but are actually seeking our surrender but it will never happen.

Iran Shuts Door on IAEA Until Security of Nuclear Sites Guaranteed - Nuclear news - Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran's Parliament enacted a law suspending all cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, denouncing the agency's complicity in facilitating hostile actions by the illegitimate Israeli regime and its Western allies against Iran's peaceful nuclear infrastructure.

Did Iran Win the 12-Day War? -

The final hours of the Israeli-Iranian conflict would be almost comical if a regional war in the Middle East were not at stake. On Monday evening, President Trump announced the best and biggest peace deal ever made. Overnight, supporters of the intervention poured scorn on "Panicans", the 2025 equivalent of the Iraq War's "cheese-eating surrender monkeys".

Cyber Attack Exposes Israeli Military Tech Secrets - World news - Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A pro-resistance cyber unit has released classified documents exposing two advanced Israeli military systems, breaking what was once the regime's exclusive control over their technology.

Trump calls for immediate cancellation of Netanyahu's trial - SabaNet

US President Donald Trump criticized the trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the war criminal, and called for its immediate cancellation. He recalled Washington's military support for the occupying entity and considered the corruption charges against Netanyahu a "campaign of persecution".

WashPo: Netanyahu Decided on Iran War Last Year, Then Moved to Recruit Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on launching a war with Iran last year and just made up some phony intelligence to justify an attack and encourage President Donald Trump to join in.

US call for zero enrichment in Iran against NPT; threatens global peace: Russia

A senior Russian diplomat says Washington's "unjustifiable" insistence on zero enrichment in Iran runs counter to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and poses a threat to global peace and security.

Russia: IAEA's credibility severely damaged by attacks on Iranian facilities - SabaNet

Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the credibility of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been severely damaged by the unprecedented attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Israeli media have acknowledged a deep psychological and strategic defeat following the Iranian missile strikes, warning that the sense of immunity in Israeli society is now permanently shattered.
Hebrew-language outlets, including Haaretz and +972 Magazine, reported that Israeli fear of Iranian missiles has become a permanent reality and that Tel Aviv's population is now confronting the same devastation they inflicted on Gaza.

Israel suspends Gaza aid, far-right minister calls for complete halt | Middle East Eye

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called the humanitarian aid currently entering Gaza "an absolute disgrace," calling for "not a temporary halt to 'humanitarian' aid, but a complete stop".

Palestinian schoolgirl in US sues teacher over insult for refusing to take Pledge of Allegiance - SabaNet

A 14-year-old Palestinian-American student in Plymouth-Canton, USA, has sued her teacher, who insulted her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag in protest of US support for the Israeli war on Gaza.

Number of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza Strip risen to 227 - SabaNet

The number of Palestinian journalists killed in the Gaza Strip has risen to 227 after the martyrdom of journalist Mahmoud Issa Abu Sharbi, as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the northern Gaza Strip.

Gaza Health Ministry Confirms (with Figures) Situation Reached Catastrophic Levels - SabaNet

The Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that the health and humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip have reached catastrophic levels, with the Zionist enemy continuing to prevent the entry of emergency medical supplies, it renewed its urgent appeal to all concerned parties to intervene to save the Strip "from an imminent health and humanitarian disaster."

Israeli strike on school kills nine in Gaza | Middle East Eye

Israeli bombing of a school housing displaced persons in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City killed nine people, according to Al Jazeera, citing a source at Al-Shifa Hospital.

Israeli bombing leaves 44 martyrs in Gaza - SabaNet

The number of Palestinian martyrs in the Gaza Strip since dawn on Thursday has risen to 44, as a result of Israeli airstrikes and shelling of several areas in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli regime forces massacre over 90 Palestinians in Gaza after 7 troops killed

At least 31 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza so far this morning, local reports cited sources in hospitals in the territory as saying on Thursday.
Nine of the victims were killed in the bombing of a school housing displaced people in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, while three more were killed as they waited near aid distribution points.
Two people were killed in a bombing of the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, with another person killed in an attack on Jabalia, farther north.
In total, during the past 24 hours, Israeli forces have killed more than 90 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital sources said.

Palestinian Prisoners' Institutions: Israeli enemy turned prisons, camps into torture arenas - SabaNet

The Palestinian prisoners' institutions (the Commission of Prisoners' and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association) stated that the Israeli occupation authorities continue to escalate the systematic use of torture crimes against prisoners and detainees in prisons and camps, which have been transformed into torture arenas.

Israel Intensifies West Bank Atrocities amid International Silence - World news - Tasnim News Agency

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - At least four Palestinians, including a teenager and an elderly woman, were killed as Israeli settlers and occupation forces launched a wave of coordinated assaults across the occupied West Bank, with attacks backed and protected by the Israeli military.

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