💣 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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