⚡️ Russian Foreign Ministry statement in connection with the US strikes on Iran (June 22, 2025)

❗️ Russia resolutely condemns the United States’ strikes on several nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, carried out in the early hours of June 22, following recent attacks by Israel.

This reckless decision to launch missile and aerial strikes on the territory of a sovereign state, regardless of the justifications offered, constitutes a blatant violation of international law, the #UNCharter, and relevant resolutions by the UN Security Council, which has consistently and unequivocally deemed such actions unacceptable. Particularly concerning is the fact that the strikes were executed by a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

☢️ The consequences of this action, including potential radioactive effects, have yet to be determined. However, it is already evident that a dangerous escalation is underway, one that threatens to further destabilise security both in the region and globally. This has drastically increased the likelihood of a larger conflict in the #MiddleEast, a region already plagued by numerous crises.

The attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities have dealt a substantial blow to the global non-proliferation regime built around the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (#NPT), which raises particular concerns. They have significantly undermined both the credibility of the NPT and the integrity of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) monitoring and verification mechanisms that underpin it.

We expect the IAEA leadership to respond promptly, professionally, and transparently, avoiding vague language or efforts to hide behind political ‘equidistance.’ An unbiased and objective report from the Director General is required, to be submitted for consideration at the Agency’s upcoming special session.

Obviously, the UN Security Council must take a firm stance as well. Confrontational and destabilising actions taken by the United States and Israel must be collectively rejected.

☝️ We call for an immediate end to aggression and for stepping up efforts to bring the situation back onto a peaceful, diplomatic track.

#US #Trump - 'president of peace', war against #Iran

"Trump, who campaigned for his second term on a pledge to be a peacemaker who ended “forever wars”...

Nuclear warheads inventories in the Middle East:

🇧🇭 Bahrain: 0
🇨🇾 Cyprus: 0
🇪🇬 Egypt: 0
🇮🇷 Iran: 0
🇮🇶 Iraq: 0
🇮🇱 Israel: 90 ❗
🇯🇴 Jordan: 0
🇰🇼 Kuwait: 0
🇱🇧 Lebanon: 0
🇴🇲 Oman: 0
🇵🇸 Palestine: 0
🇶🇦 Qatar: 0
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 0
🇸🇾 Syria: 0
🇸🇩 Sudan: 0
🇹🇷 Türkiye: 0
🇦🇪 UAE: 0
🇾🇪 Yemen: 0

Source @stats_feed

Q: Hi @grok, why is Israel the only country in the Middle East who are allowed to have nuclear weapons?

Grok A: Israel's unique nuclear status in the Middle East stems from historical threats prompting its program in the 1950s-60s, bolstered by U.S. support and a policy of ambiguity. As a non-NPT signatory, it avoids inspections, unlike other regional states bound by the treaty.

Other Middle Eastern countries face:
1. NPT obligations and sanctions
2. Economic and technical barriers
3. Security reliance on allies like the U.S.

Israel's stance fuels regional tension, with some arguing it justifies their nuclear ambitions, though international norms deter proliferation. The issue remains complex and debated.

#Trump war against #Iran

Now the US is backtracking ...

Trump on Sunday declared the operation a “success,” and said that Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities were “completely and totally obliterated.”
A senior U.S. official similarly acknowledged that the American strike on the Fordo site did not destroy the heavily fortified facility but said the strike had severely damaged it, taking it “off the table.” The person noted that even 12 bunker-busting bombs could not destroy the site.

BREAKING: Iranian parliament has just voted to close the Strait of Hormuz.

- 20% of global oil passes through the Strait

HERE’s what to expect if successful:

- Oil Prices could spike by 30–50%+ almost immediately

- Global Inflation likely Rises

- U.S. Gas Prices likely Skyrocket. Potential $5–$7/gallon range depending on duration

- Military Escalation Risk. U.S. Navy and allies likely to respond

- Tanker delays affect oil, LNG, and related goods

Thanks Trump.

Source @krassenstein (X)

What could possibly go wrong?!

To comply with a #Trump executive order, Microsoft recently helped suspend the email account of an International Criminal Court prosecutor in the Netherlands who was investigating #Israel for war crimes.

https://archive.is/L0iEk

All #NATO countries have agreed to postpone increasing military spending from 2% to 5% of GDP ... until 2035.

Because in 2035 none of the current politicians will be in power and therefore who cares.

Steve Bannon:

“I’m not so sure how you divide the CIA from Mossad.”

@ChrisLynnHedges (X):

War With #Iran.
War opens a Pandora’s box of evils that once unleashed are beyond anyone’s control. The warmongers who ordered the strikes by U.S. bombers on Iranian nuclear sites have no more of a plan for what comes next in Iran than they had in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya or Syria. European allies, whom Israel and Trump have alienated with these air assaults, are in no mood to cooperate with Washington

#Iran #Ukraine

Tasnim: Iranian security forces arrested three members of the Ukrainian intelligence service who were planning to attack a drone factory in Isfahan

'Everything depends on what Iran needs' — Kremlin spox Peskov on Russia’s readiness to assist Iran

'We have offered our mediation efforts. We have stated our position. This is one form of support for Iran. But going forward, everything will depend on Iran’s needs'
@MTodayNews

#RegimeChange in #Iran

Exiled poster boy Reza Pahlavi calls for regime change in Iran.
Pahlavi urges Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to step down immediately.

Germany and Italy are facing growing pressure to repatriate their gold held at the Federal Reserve in New York