🚨 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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🧐Iran-Israel ceasefire: Why it could COLLAPSE

Trump is using the same playbook with Iran that he used in Iraq, notes Iranian analyst Hadi Daloul.

🔶 Trump bombs supposed nuclear sites — possibly knowing they’re empty — to claim victory over Iran’s nuclear program.

🔶 When it's revealed the sites had no enriched materials, he’ll push for a new search — just like the WMD hunt in Iraq.

🔶 After Trump declaring Iran’s program “dismantled,” there's no need for the IAEA anymore.

🔶 The IAEA, once key to monitoring, is now being turned into a SCAPEGOAT.


After Israel-Iran exchange and US bombings of Iranian nuclear sites, a simple ceasefire won’t solve the deep-rooted conflict, says Lebanese expert Mahdi Akil.

🔶 Iran won’t give up uranium enrichment — it’s a core national value.

🔶 Netanyahu and Trump aimed to weaken Iran’s leadership but underestimated the country’s unity and resilience.

🔶 Trump claims to have “neutralized the Iranian threat,” but Iran insists on continuing its nuclear program.

🔶 Combining dialogue with military threats could “EXPLODE THE SITUATION” and lead to a worst-case scenario.

Iran has repeatedly stressed that its nuclear program is purely peaceful, with the IAEA recently stating that they didn’t have any proof of the Islamic Republic’s “systematic effort to move into a nuclear weapon.”

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🧐 NEW IRON CURTAIN?

Five NATO countries — Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania & Poland — are ready to lay mines along Russia’s border, reports The Daily Telegraph.

They just pulled out of the Ottawa Treaty banning anti-personnel mines.

Europe is bracing for a new divide...

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🇮🇷 IRAN CELEBRATES VICTORY OVER ISRAEL

Massive crowds across Iran hit the streets to show support for the Islamic Republic and celebrate what they call a decisive victory over Israel.

🎉 From Tehran to Shiraz, chants, flags, and pride filled the air — unity on display, resistance reaffirmed.

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🚨US knows Iran’s nuclear power survived - source

Despite US and Israeli claims, Iran’s nuclear program remains intact.

“The nuclear program has not been destroyed, we still have all the necessary capabilities. Washington understands this perfectly well,” a senior Iranian security source tells Sputnik.

Iran has repeatedly stated that its nuclear program is peaceful, and the IAEA recently confirmed it found no evidence of any “systematic effort” by the Islamic Republic to develop nuclear weapons.

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🇮🇷Iranian rally declares: "Finger on the Trigger"

Crowds in Tehran flooded the streets, waving IRGC flags & chanting "Death to America!" to mark what they call a victory over Israel, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

The mood was defiant, the slogans louder than ever:

🔶 “Our finger is on the trigger”

🔶 “A ceasefire imposed by the enemy is a false peace — we reject it, just as our leader said.”

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