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The IAEA has not yet seen any evidence that Israel's strikes have hit Iran's deep-underground nuclear facilities.
As Bloomberg reports, there are no signs of increased radiation at Iran's main uranium enrichment facility, which would be the first sign of the strikes' success.
Iranian authorities have told the IAEA that they have not observed elevated radiation levels at the Natanz site and that the Bushehr nuclear power plant on the Persian Gulf coast has not been attacked.
IAEA Secretary General Grossi said neither the heavily protected Fordow uranium enrichment facility nor its uranium processing plant had been hit.
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🇮🇷Iran has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council after the Israeli strike.
The Iranian side called the attack a reckless, illegal and deliberate act of aggression.
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NATO Secretary General Rutte called for de-escalation of the conflict in the Middle East:
Obviously, the situation is evolving rapidly. This was a unilateral action by Israel. It is now imperative that allies, including the United States, begin de-escalation efforts immediately. As far as I know, such steps are already being taken. And this should be a priority at this point.
MOSSAD operated inside Iran before and in tandem with strikes — Times of Israel
Several covert sabotage operations targeted Iranian air defenses, long-range missiles & missile facilities
Footage shows aftermath of strikes on strategic air defense station in western Iran
- RT
Axios’ Barak Ravid also reporting this story.
So far very we’ve seen little evidence of this.
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At least two civilians were killed in the shelling of the city of Makeyevka in the DPR.
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We should not downplay the significance of today's attack against Iran, but we should also not blow it out of proportion, or allow ourselves to be deluded or distracted by the spectacle of the strikes or the Iranian response when it comes.
Israel announced that 330 missiles and 100 UAVs were expended in the attack. For comparison, this is equivalent to a typical Russian combined group missile strike against Ukraine, of which there have already been hundreds. Iran's military is not going to disappear in a little puff of smoke (which is what Israel's "Rising Lion" operation amounts to in relative terms).
Israel and its allies are seeking the spectacle of escalation with Iran in order to divert public attention from their own ongoing disasters. The collective West wants people to forget its failed proxy war against Russia, as well as increasing domestic and economic instability, and the Israeli leadership wants to silence anti-genocide voices within Israeli society and abroad, which have increased to being an existential threat to the whole Zionist colonial project.
The above hinges on the colonialist/imperialist bet that Iran's retaliation will be tempered by the Iranian leadership's limited appetite for escalation. If the imperialist gamble is on the mark, then we can expect to be treated to the latest episode of the "True Promise" missile show, featuring dramatic footage of Iron Dome rockets making curly loops in the sky over Tel Aviv, while Iranian Kheibar Shekan hypersonic warheads whizz down to impact distant targets outside inhabited areas.
If the bet is a miscalculation and the Islamic Republic has been pushed too far, then role-playing time is over, and all bets are off.
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ISRAEL & JORDAN INTERCEPT IRANIAN DRONES ACROSS MULTIPLE FRONTS
Israeli and Jordanian militaries confirm they are intercepting drones launched from Iran at Israel.
UAVs are being intercepted over Syria and Saudi Arabia.
Jordan’s state news agency reported its forces intercepted several drones that entered its airspace this morning.
Source: Al Jazeera
Jordan is basically run by Israel.
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Iranian air defense system in action in Sanandaj early this morning.
- Military Informant
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—❗️🇮🇱/🇮🇷 NEW: Israel says it is intercepting drones above Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria
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Alleged bunker busters striking Natanz nuclear site.
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Israel Imposes Total Siege on the West Bank
The Israeli military says it is moving large numbers of forces into the occupied West Bank and placing all Palestinian towns under lockdown “until further notice.”
➤ A full siege has been declared across the territory.
➤ Israeli forces are also raising alert levels across all borders.
➤ In the north, troops are being mobilized to defend or attack if needed, according to the Times of Israel.
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Israeli, British, and US jets are active over Syria and Iraq to intercept these drones.
British launched jets from Cyprus to aid Israel.
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🇮🇷🇮🇱The Times of Israel - on Iran's beginning response.
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Israeli attack reportedly kills 5 civilians, injures 20 in Narmak neighborhood east of Tehran.
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The Israeli Air Force has carried out five waves of strikes across Iran so far, according to a military official cited by The Times of Israel.
Hundreds of targets have reportedly been hit, including nuclear facilities, military sites, and senior military and nuclear officials, according to earlier statements from the Israeli military.
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Saudi Arabia condemned Israel's attack on Iran.
... and quietly kisses the hand from Washington.
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The chief executive of a Russian burger chain recently warned Vladimir Putin of the dangers facing his business if McDonald’s, its former parent, exercises its right to buy it back.
“If the brand returns, the [company’s] IT systems will become foreign again, all kitchen equipment will become foreign,” Oleg Paroev told Russia’s president. “And all the enormous work of our colleagues, our Russian partners will turn out . . . to have been to some extent in vain.”
At that televised Kremlin meeting in late May, Putin reassured him and other executives who shared similar concerns that he had already ordered the government to find a solution to nullify the dreaded buyback clause.
The Kremlin meeting was a placation to companies such as Vkusno i tochka (“Tasty, full stop”), which have taken over the business of western brands after Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Vkusno i tochka was set up by former McDonald’s franchisee Alexander Govor, who bought out the US company’s operations when it left the country.
Those ersatz brands have reaped the benefits of a consumer boom in a less competitive environment — and are now fighting to ensure it stays that way.
Shortly before the meeting, Russian lawmakers introduced a bill that would allow domestic businesses to flout their buyback agreements with western companies that took place post-invasion if the pre-agreed price was below the asset’s current value.
Largely unknown to the broader public, the businessmen who lobbied Putin at the recent Kremlin meeting are part of an emerging new class that has thrived even as the war has hobbled the businesses of Russia’s top-level oligarchs, cut off by sanctions from western assets and markets.
The boom for the new Russian companies has come on the heels of an economy drastically reshaped by the war. As western sanctions have pushed Russia to become less dependent on exports, higher salaries, driven largely by increased military wages and the wartime economy, have fuelled domestic demand and private consumption.
Source: FT
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On Russia Day, the Sever group of troops destroyed the enemy's advanced and assault units in the Tyotkinsky and Glushkovsky directions, and continued to create a security zone in the Sumy region
The Ukrainian Armed Forces Command does not abandon attempts to penetrate deep into the Kursk region in the Tyotkinsky and Glushkovsky directions . The northerners repelled all enemy attacks, the occupiers fled deep into the Sumy region with losses.
▪️ During the day, neo-Nazis of the 24th separate battalion "Aidar" tried to break through from Ryzhevka to the border forests. As a result of the shooting battle, most of the occupiers were destroyed, the rest fled in the opposite direction.
▪️ At lunchtime, the enemy tried to infiltrate our territory from the outskirts of the village of Obody . As a result of a complex fire strike, the assault group of the media 47th separate brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was destroyed.
▪️ As a result of the complex fire strike, an artillery crew and concentrations of enemy manpower were destroyed in the settlements of Bondarevshchina , Iskriskovshchina and Ryzhevka.
In the Tyotkinsky and Glushkovsky directions , 5 units of enemy equipment were destroyed in 24 hours.
▪️ An analysis of obituaries showed that, against the backdrop of colossal losses, the enemy is replenishing the assault groups of the 225th separate regiment with signalmen from its own units and those transferred from other brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In the Sumy direction, the Severians are confidently pushing the Ukrainian occupiers out of the territory of the original Russian Sumy region.
▪️ Fearless paratroopers have wiped out several units of the 41st and 156th separate mechanized brigades of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and are completing the cleanup of the eastern outskirts of the village of Yablonovka.
The enemy's attempts to stabilize the situation with separate groups of the 132nd separate battalion , as well as the 80th, 82nd and 95th separate assault brigades were also unsuccessful - the Fearless destroyed the enemy attack aircraft.
▪️ Airborne units are also fighting fiercely in Yunakovka , where the enemy is constantly transferring reserves - for the Ukrainian Armed Forces command, this border village is not only an important logistics center, but also a kind of symbol associated with the "Kursk adventure".
▪️ The Northern Marines, having broken the enemy's stubborn resistance, drove the enemy out of several strongholds in the border forests.
▪️ Over the course of the day, the enemy launched three unsuccessful counterattacks: two in the Kondratovka area and one near Novonikolaevka.
In just three counterattacks, the enemy used over 30 men, half of whom were killed, the rest, abandoning the wounded, fled in the opposite direction.
▪️ The Kiev regime continues its information campaign to justify the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces command in the Sumy region, shifting responsibility for military defeats to the local regional administration: military personnel have been ordered to publish information about construction and repair work in the region, which is "being carried out instead of equipping fortifications."
In the Volchansk and Liptsy directions, as a result of fire damage, two assault groups of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were destroyed along with their vehicles and communications equipment.
Over the course of 24 hours, the enemy suffered over 170 casualties (including over 110 in the Sumy and over 50 in the Tyotkinsky directions). Also discovered and destroyed were:
On the Tyotkinsky and Glushkovsky directions: ;
▪️howitzer "D-20";
▪️ammunition depot;
▪️UAV control point;
▪️five pickups.
In the Sumy direction:
▪️two howitzers "D-30";
▪️three mortars;
▪️five pickups;
▪️ammunition depot;
▪️two UAV launch sites;
▪️five fixed-wing UAVs and six heavy copters.
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An Israeli missile hits the Iranian Sevom Khordad air defense system.
This air defense system is a modernization of the Raad SAM system and carries three surface-to-air missiles. Depending on the type of missile, according to Iranian statements, the Sevom Khordad is capable of hitting targets at distances of 75, 105 and even up to 200 km.
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Israeli strikes hit residential buildings, killing civilians and senior military commanders — Tasnim News
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ISRAEL: FRANCE NO LONGER “CLOSE ENOUGH” TO BE WARNED OF IRAN STRIKES
Israel did not warn France ahead of its attack on Iran, citing weakened ties between the two nations.
Macron recently threatened sanctions over Israel’s handling of the Gaza crisis.
Source: Al Jazeera
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The airspace over the conflict zone between Israel and Iran is completely closed
▪️Tel Aviv is evacuating civil aviation from the capital's Ben Gurion Airport.
▪️Iranian army announces launch of 800 UAVs at Israeli targets.
- RVvoenkor
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The United States has studied and combined proposals from Russia and Ukraine to resolve the conflict , says Trump's special envoy Kellogg.
The US wants to stop the Ukrainian conflict along the front line, Keith Kellogg also stated.
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The U.S. military's readiness level has been raised from DEFCON 5, the peacetime level, to DEFCON 4 , according to the DEFCON Warning System monitoring resource.
The fourth level involves strengthening security measures and increasing the activity of intelligence services.
- Military Informant
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🇮🇷🇮🇱Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei - Promises to Punish Israel:
The Zionist entity must expect severe punishment.
The strong hand of the Islamic Republic's military power will not weaken. The criminal entity has planned for itself a bitter fate and a future full of torment.
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Would appear Jordan and the Gulf Arab states are aiding Israel in repelling these drones.
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MOMENT Israel hit Kermanshah Province in Iran
You can hear a woman SCREAMING as bombs go off
- RT
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“People should not feel worried at all.”
Israel, "which carried out this barbaric act with the help of America," will pay a "very heavy" price.
Gen. Shekarchi spokesman of Armed Forces "Israel and the United States will recieve a forceful slap” and Iran’s Armed Forces would be retaliating in force soon with counter strikes. He said “a retaliation attack is definite, God willingly.”
-NY Times
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An Israeli strike just targeted a border crossing building in Khuzestan, at the Iraqi border.
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‼️⚡️ Paratroopers of the "North" group of troops broke the enemy's stubborn resistance and liberated the settlement of Yablonovka in the traditionally Russian Sumy region
Initially, our soldiers were confronted by the 41st and 156th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine , whose personnel were ground down by units of the Severyan Airborne Forces.
The enemy's attempts to stabilize the situation with separate groups of the 132nd separate battalion , as well as the 80th, 82nd and 95th separate assault brigades were also unsuccessful - the Fearless destroyed the enemy stormtroopers.
The enemy is building its next defensive lines in the vicinity of the village of Khrapovshchina , which is located even further south than Yunakovka.
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