👉❌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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⚡️🇮🇷💥 IRAN: STRIKES CAME BEFORE CEASEFIRE

The IRGC says Iran launched 14 missiles at Israel just MINUTES before the ceasefire took effect — calling the attack retaliatory.

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🚨Israel violated ceasefire, hit open area in northern Iran - report

Israel has violated the ceasefire and struck an open area in northern Iran, the Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.

At the same time, Israeli Army Radio reported, citing a source, that Israel attacked an Iranian radar near Tehran, thus completing its response to Iran's ceasefire violation.

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🇦🇲 HANDS OFF THE CHURCH! ARMENIAN-AMERICAN ARCHITECT SLAMS YEREVAN'S INTERFERENCE

💬 “The Church has played a fundamental role in the unity of the Armenian people, especially in the diaspora across many countries,” Aram Aladjadjian, architect and founder of Marcoosi Architects Inc. and member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), tells Sputnik, commenting on growing state interference in the Armenian Apostolic Church.

He highlights that the Church historically served as a social and cultural center, not just a religious institution — operating schools, newspapers, TV stations, and cultural centers worldwide.

💬 “It should not be the government’s business to interfere in religious affairs. They should be working on many other issues that are much more important for the country’s future,” he says.

Businessman Samvel Karapetyan was arrested in Armenia after backing the Apostolic Church, drawing attacks from PM Nikol Pashinyan. Karapetyan denied the charges levied against him, calling the government incompetent. Tensions between the Church and the government have been ongoing, with Pashinyan previously threatening revolution against the clergy and Catholicos Karekin II reaffirming his 2020 call for Pashinyan’s resignation.

💬 “The situation has upset many in the diaspora and left a negative impression,” Aladjadjian concludes.

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💣 BUNKER-BUSTED REALITY: IRAN STRIKES BACK — HARD

They came. They bombed. They lied.

Sputnik contributor Pepe Escobar explains why Donald Trump hailed a “spectacular” B-2 raid on Iran’s Fordow nuclear plant on June 22 is a big nothing burger in a new column. Even though the US spins the narrative, Trump gloats, but Iran reveals: only surface damage, zero fatalities, no radiation.

The real target? UN Charter (shattered), international law (erased), NPT (undermined), and MAGA’s last illusions (broken).

🔥 June 23: Iran launched five missile waves across Israel — hitting Ashdod’s port, power stations, and sparking mass chaos.

Interception rate: below 50%.

El Al flight turned back mid-air. The whole of Israel is now a target.

Tehran’s new doctrine:

🟧 No full-scale war

🟧 Targeted retaliation

🟧 Strait of Hormuz on the table

🟧 Nuclear posture "evolving"

🟧 Strategic alliances with Russia & China under discussion

Escobar warns: Trump now owns two wars, a genocide, and an unprovoked nuclear superpower strike against a non-nuclear state.

And the Empire of Chaos? It just opened Pandora’s box — and the Global South is drawing conclusions.

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Karapetyan’s arrest could ‘significantly UNDERMINE freedom of speech in Armenia’

🔊The detention of the Russian-Armenian entrepreneur reflects PM Pashinyan’s “desire to strengthen his position in the eyes of the West and achieve absolute control within the country,” Turkish expert Gozde Kılıc Yasın tells Sputnik.

He notes that Pashinyan seeks “to gain an advantage over civilian elites” in his ongoing struggle with the Armenian Apostolic Church and defenders of traditional Armenian identity.

Karapetyan’s arrest risks deepening democratic legitimacy issues, fueling internal division, and stirring international tensions, the expert concludes.

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🔋OPEC SEMINAR IX: Shaping the Future of Global Energy

Top energy leaders, experts, and policymakers will gather this July to chart the course for the world’s energy transition.

📅 When: July 9-10, 2024
📍 Where: Vienna, Austria

The seminar will focus on shaping the future of global energy and bringing together key stakeholders to discuss potential solutions and strategies.

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