🚨 Social media footage shows Iranian missiles flying toward Israel

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🔥 US has sought REGIME CHANGE in Iran since 1979 Revolution

After toppling Iran’s elected Prime Minister Mossadegh in 1953, the US sought reassert control after the 1979 Islamic Revolution swept away its client regime in Tehran. 

What methods did they use?

While not explicitly calling for  regime change, US presidents twisted Iran's arm via sanctions and outlandish accusations.

"I think regime change has always been on the American mind," says Mehran Kamrava, professor at Georgetown University Qatar, in an interview with Sputnik.

"Iran's nuclear program has been used as an extremely useful excuse to effect regime change... [and] the goal of the sanctions has been to foment uprising."

Jimmy Carter

🔶 In early February 1979, Carter considered “Option C,” with “C” for military coup, after the revolution, the WSJ revealed. His hopes soon collapsed.

🔶 He issued Executive Order 12170, freezing $8.1B in Iranian assets and imposing a trade embargo.

Ronald Reagan

◼️ Backed Iraq with intel and aid during the Iran-Iraq 1980–1988 War.

◼️ Designated Iran a "state sponsor of terror" in 1984.

◼️ In 1988, US intel gave Iraqi forces Iranian troop positions, knowing they’d be gassed, CIA docs show.

◼️ Covertly supported Iranian opposition abroad.

Bill Clinton

🔶 In 1995, claimed Iran was seeking weapons of mass destruction.

🔶 In 1996, called Iran a “major state sponsor of terrorism.”

🔶 Executive Orders 12957 / 12959 and the Iran Sanctions Act (1996) ramped up economic pressure.

George W. Bush

◼️ In 2002 SOTU, called Iran part of the “Axis of Evil.”

◼️ In 2003, claimed: “Iran would be dangerous if it had a nuclear weapon.”

◼️ The Iran Freedom Support Act (2006) allocated $10M for Iranian opposition.

◼️ VP Dick Cheney and UN Ambassador John Bolton backed regime change.

Barack Obama

🔶 Repeated that Iran was “on a path to a nuclear weapon,” but signed the 2015 nuke deal.

🔶 Nonetheless, in 2012, Hillary Clinton claimed the Iranians deserved a “better” government.

Donald Trump

◼️ Killed the nuclear deal and imposed “maximum pressure” on Iran during his first term. Bolton, as NSA, advocated for regime change.

◼️ In his second term, backed Israeli strikes, openly joined the Israel–Iran conflict — and called for regime change outright.

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🚨IRAN-ISRAEL CEASEFIRE HAS COME INTO EFFECT

The final round of Iranian missile attacks was fired minutes before the ceasefire began, SNN reports.

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😱 'PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!' — Trump begs Iran and Israel to comply with ceasefire

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👉❌US strikes on Iran expose Western hypocrisy  — German analyst

By bombing Iran, the US undermines the West's credibility in the eyes of many states – especially in the Global South, Josef Braml told the Focus magazine.

He specified that the attack on Iran breaks America’s “own rules,” something that Braml said proved “a godsend” to Russia and China.

“There can no longer be any talk of a ‘rules-based order.’ The message is: Rule of Law – Rest in Peace,” the analyst concluded.

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🚨Israel has achieved all goals of military operation against Iran by ELIMINATING NUCLEAR and MISSILE THREATS — Netanyahu's office

The officials added that Israel will respond decisively to any ceasefire violation by Iran.

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KEY UPDATES ON IRAN-ISRAEL CONFLICT

With the Iran-Israel conflict entering its twelfth day, here’s what has happened in the past 24 hours.

How have hostilities been developing?

🟠Iranian state media reported that Israel launched a fresh barrage of attacks on Iran’s capital, Tehran, overnight.

🟠The Israel Defense Forces said that Iran launched six missile strikes over the past night, shortly before the ceasefire came into force. One missile hit a residential building in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba.

US President Donald Trump announced “a complete and total” ceasefire between Iran and Israel, which he said is currently “in effect” and should not be violated.

What’s known of the ceasefire?

🟠Trump claimed both sides reached out to him earlier almost simultaneously to seek peace.

🟠Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X that there is “no agreement on any ceasefire or cessation of military operations.”

🟠He noted earlier that if Israel stops its attacks "no later than 4 am Tehran time [00:30 GMT]" on June 24, Iran will do the same.

🟠Israel agreed to Trump’s proposal for a bilateral ceasefire, vowing “to respond forcefully” to any violation, according to the PM’s office.

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🎥🎥 Lavrov delivers speech at XI International Forum 'Primakov Readings'

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🚨FSB detains three saboteurs planning gas facility attack in Zaporozhye

At the crime scene, as well as the suspects' residences, a homemade explosive device and components for its production were found.

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⚡️🇮🇷 Iran denies Israeli reports about missile launched towards Israel after ceasefire announced - State TV

UPD: Tehran confirms ceasefire with Israel — Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

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🧨GRAHAM’S* IDEA OF DIPLOMACY: BOMBERS FIRST, QUESTIONS LATER

According to the US Senator, Trump’s “bold and brilliant” move to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities using B-2 bombers to help Israel was the ultimate peace strategy.

Because, obviously, nothing says “peace” like turning a country to rubble, right?

And don’t forget his genius plan: demand Iran’s foreign minister publicly declare that they’ve abandoned their “destroy Israel” policy. 🤡

*recognized as a terrorist in Russia

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🔥🇮🇷 IRANIAN GENERALS DEFY ISRAELI PRESSURE

In the early hours of Israel’s assault, around 20 senior Iranian commanders were reportedly contacted and told to record surrender videos within 12 hours — or face threats to their families.

As noted by Iranian-born writer Trita Parsi on X, these calls came just TWO HOURS into the war, after several Iranian generals were already killed.

📞 The WaPo published audio of one of such calls.

However, not a single surrender video was shared online. But if one had, it would’ve been a propaganda goldmine for Iran's enemies to sow fear and project collapse.

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🚨Lavrov at "Primakov Readings": Key insights on US Relations and Iran-Israel Conflict

🇷🇺🇺🇸Russia-US ties:

💬The process of normalizing relations between Moscow and Washington is challenging, but it could prove valuable in preventing global crises.

💬Russia and the US are still far from having a substantive discussion on issues of strategic stability.

🇮🇷🇮🇱Iran-Israel conflict:

🟠There is not a single fact confirming that Iran attacked or was preparing to attack Israel.

🟠Russia has been in trustful contact with the US, Iran, and Israel, offering proposals for resolving the conflict.

🟠Moscow is willing to participate in resolving the conflict but will not impose itself as a mediator.

🟠It is still difficult to make a final conclusion about the sustainability of the ceasefire.

🟠There is a degree of European responsibility for US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

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🇷🇺🪖 RUSSIAN DEFENSE BRIEFING: CRUCIAL STRIKES & ENEMY LOSSES

⚡️DYLEYEVKA (DPR) LIBERATED

▫️ Russian forces conducted precision strikes on a Ukrainian port infrastructural facility, ammunition depots, and UAV storage locations in 142 areas.

▫️ Heavy Ukrainian losses: Over 1,125 troops were eliminated in the special military operation zone in the past 24 hours.

▫️ Air defense superiority: a long-range "Neptun" missile and 168 drones were shot down.

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🚨 600+ killed in Israel's strikes on Iran, number of injured nears 5,000 - Iranian Ministry of Health

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⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇱🇮🇷 Donald Trump calls on Israel to immediately halt airstrikes against Iran and 'bring its pilots back now'

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💣💬American bombing of Iran shows LACK OF UNDERSTANDING between EU and US - French MEP

“When Trump decided to bomb Iran, Europe insisted on continuing negotiations,” Thierry Mariani told Sputnik.

He suggested that the upcoming NATO summit will highlight the growing differences between Trump and the EU.

"If Trump is consistent, he will again demand more military spending from the EU, in other words, more purchases of US weapons," Mariani stressed.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said earlier that all members of the alliance call for talks with Iran, while French President Emmanuel Macron dubbed the US strikes on Iran "illegitimate."

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