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This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site at Fordo following U.S. airstrikes targeting the facility
Live updates: Ceasefire status is unclear after Israel reports continued missiles from Iran

Bridget Brown, Cara Anna, Curtis Yee - AP News

June 24, 2025

Israel warned its public to take shelter after detecting missile launches from Iran early Tuesday.
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Donald Trump looking downward walking across a green lawn wearing a navy suit with red tie and a red MAGA cap
How Trump got to ‘yes’ on bombing Iran

Michael Birnbaum, Natalie Allison - The Washington Post

June 23, 2025

“Two weeks” misdirection masked a growing determination to strike, officials say.
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A bar graph from IranPoll showing the results of what Iranians think should happen if the United States were to attack their country's nuclear facilities
IranPoll, November 2019

reddit

June 23, 2025

IranPoll, November 2019 (n = 1000): a tepid 59% of Iranians polled believe Iran should retaliate militarily to an attack by the US.
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Mahmoud Khalil and his wife, Dr Noor Abdalla, hold hands as they raise their arms in the air and cheer at the top of a flight of stairs
Mahmoud Khalil renews devotion to Palestinian freedom at New York rally

Edward Helmore - The Guardian

June 22, 2025

Activist condemns Columbia’s ‘shameful trustees’ but praises students’ courage after release from Ice detention
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A woman walks along the beach on Hormuz Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran parliament reportedly backs closing Strait of Hormuz, which could spike oil prices

Ben Geman - Axios

June 22, 2025

Iran's parliament has endorsed closing the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil transit point off its coast, but analysts are skeptical about the threat from a body without authority to close the strait.
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Zohran Mamdani(L) and Andrew Cuomo(R). Mamdani is wearing a gray blazer over a black turtleneck and holding a sign that reads: "Biden, you are starving Gaza. Permanent ceasefire now!" Cuomo holds an Israeli flag.
Israel is playing an outsized role in New York City’s mayoral race. Will it matter?

Alice Speri - The Guardian

June 22, 2025

The election has turned into an Israel-Palestine proxy war of sorts, even as voters on both sides wish the focus remained on local issues
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the American Compass fifth anniversary gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz

Jasper Ward - Reuters

June 22, 2025

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out strikes on Iranian nuclear sites.
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Satellite imagery shows several vehicles approaching the Fordo enrichment facility
Satellite images show activity at Iran's Fordo nuclear facility before U.S. air strikes

Sam Meredith - CNBC

June 22, 2025

Maxar Technologies released satellite imagery on Sunday showing activity at Iran's Fordo nuclear facility prior to U.S. air strikes.
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President Donald Trump walking across a green lawn waving his hand. A fire engine is parked nearby in the background.
From ‘evacuate Tehran’ to ‘two weeks’: Behind Trump’s shift on Iran

Natalie Allison - The Washington Post

June 22, 2025

The president said he was waiting to see “whether or not people come to their senses.”
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An illustrative map of Iran showing the locations of Tehran as well as three nuclear facilities
US bombs Iran’s nuclear sites: What we know so far

Al Jazeera

June 22, 2025

Trump has warned of more attacks on Iran after bombing some of its key nuclear energy sites, including Fordow.
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Israeli security and rescue forces surveying the scene of a heavily damaged building. A man in an orange vest helps a woman walk over rubble and debris
All gatherings banned as military ramps up restrictions after US strikes on Iran

Emanuel Fabian, Sharon Wrobel - Times of Israel

June 22, 2025

IDF’s Home Front Command increases wartime precautions across country; airspace to reopen for repatriation of stranded Israelis following temporary closure
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Trump stands at a lectern and delivers an address to the nation, flanked by Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
U.S. enters Israel's war against Iran

Barak Ravid - Axios

June 22, 2025

The U.S. military conducted airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan on Sunday morning local time.
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Silver centrifuges line a hall at the Uranium Enrichment Facility in Natanz, Iran
PM: Israel has ‘interesting intel’ on whereabouts of Iran’s 60% enriched uranium

Lazar Berman - Times of Israel

June 22, 2025

Israel has “interesting intel” on the whereabouts of Iran’s 400 kilograms of 60 percent enriched uranium, says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a prerecorded press conference, but does not go into detail.
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A darkened photo of Donald Trump sitting at his desk in the White House
American Democracy Might Not Survive a War With Iran

Robert Kagan - The Atlantic

June 21, 2025

The United States is well down the road to dictatorship. Imagine what Trump would do with a state of war.
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Benjamin Netanyahu stands with other men in suits as he inspects a large white missile
Wait, Why Is Israel Allowed To Have Nukes?

Alex Skopic - Current Affairs

June 20, 2025

According to our elected leaders, we should be very scared of the possibility that Iran could get a nuclear bomb. But Israel already has them, and its government is increasingly unstable and belligerent.
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Three children wait next to empty plastic jugs
Unicef warns children could die of thirst in Gaza amid collapse of water systems

Jason Burke, Malak A Tantesh - The Guardian

June 20, 2025

Fears grow of drought as well as hunger, while there are fresh reports of casualties among people seeking aid
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Mahmoud Khalil wearing a green shirt with black and white keffiyeh standing outside after being freed
Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention

Armando Garcia, James Hill - ABC News

June 20, 2025

Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Jena, Louisiana, on Friday evening after more than three months in custody.
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Women wearing black hijabs hold a photo of Ayatollah Khamenei at a rally outdoors
Iran rules out new nuclear talks until attacks stop

Rachel Muller-Heyndyk - BBC

June 20, 2025

Israel and Iran exchange fresh attacks a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear programme.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer turns and looks between two people at the camera behind him and gestures with his hand the symbol for quiet or "shh"
How Democratic Party Leaders Quietly Support Trump's March to War With Iran

Adam Johnson, Sarah Lazare - The Intercept

June 19, 2025

Some Democrats are fighting to stop Trump's Iran war, but leaders like Chuck Schumer are quietly acquiescing or, worse, supporting an attack.
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“I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,’’ Mr. Trump said in a statement on Thursday.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times
Trump Buys Himself Time, and Opens Up Some New Options

David E Sanger - The New York Times

June 19, 2025

While President Trump appears to be offering one more off ramp to the Iranians, he also is bolstering his own military options.
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US President Donald Trump has indicated that the US might get involved in Israel's conflict with Iran [Alex Brandon/AP]
Trump on Iran: From ‘very close’ to a deal to ‘very close’ to a bomb

Al Jazeera

June 19, 2025

‘I may do it. I may not’: Trump’s position on the Iran-Israel conflict has shifted over the past week of violence.
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First responders inspect damage at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba, in southern Israel, following an Iranian missile strike on June 19, 2025.
Israel vows to hold Iran's leader accountable for "war crimes" after Iranian missile slams into hospital

CBS News

June 19, 2025

An Iranian missile slammed into a hospital in Israel, causing no serious injuries but drawing a quick vow of retaliation against Iran's supreme leader for "war crimes."
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrives to Lebanon to meet with Lebanese officials, at Beirut international airport, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
Iran held direct talks with US amid intensifying conflict with Israel, diplomats say

John Irish, Parisa Hafezi - Reuters

June 19, 2025

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi have spoken by phone several times since Israel began its strikes on Iran last week
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A rescue worker walks toward a red emergency vehicle on the grounds of a heavily damaged hospital
Israel-Iran conflict live: Israeli minister says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist’ after hospital strike

Helen Livingstone, Joe Coughlan, Maya Yang, Tom Ambrose - The Guardian

June 19, 2025

Defence minister Israel Katz says Iran’s supreme leader ‘personally gives the order to fire on hospitals’
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Israeli minister Eli Cohen speaks to media wearing a navy blazer over a white dress shirt. He is speaking to someone off camera while gesturing with a closed fist.
Israel restarts limited gas exports amid ongoing conflict, Egypt still waiting

Reuters

June 19, 2025

srael has resumed limited natural gas exports from surplus supplies, the country's Energy Ministry said on Thursday, nearly a week after shutting down two key offshore fields as Israel and Iran waged an air battle.
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Iranian Foreign Minister wearing a dark blazer and white shirt is seated with his hands folded. The red and white portion of the Iranian flag stands behind him.
Exclusive: Iran delivers response to new US proposal

Amwaj Media

June 18, 2025

Amid increasingly bellicose rhetoric by US President Donald Trump, who is now demanding Iran's "unconditional surrender," Tehran has delivered its official response to a new American proposal
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Israeli air defense systems fire to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, June 18, 2025. (AP/Leo Correa)
Israel running low on Arrow interceptors, US burning through its systems too – WSJ

Times of Israel

June 18, 2025

US official says Israel could have to start rationing air defenses by later this week, and ‘the system is already overwhelmed’; Israel has given no indication of shortage
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A man squats down and cries next to others who are standing beside him
Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say

Hatem Khaled, Nidal Al-Mughrabi - Reuters

June 18, 2025

Israeli military acknowledges firing, says it is investigating
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walking with a group of men all wearing dark suits
AIPAC Demands Democrats “Stand With Israel” on Iran

David Dayen, Ryan Grim - Drop Site

June 18, 2025

The pro-Israel lobbying group has sent a flurry of communications to members of Congress, citing specific language for them to parrot in support of Israel’s strikes on Iran.
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Three men are loading large white sacks filled with food aid
Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups

Ellen Knickmeyer, Florence Miettaux, Sam Mednick - AP News

June 18, 2025

In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones.
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Black smoke rising from city buildings on the other side of a highway bridge
There Is No Such Thing as a Quick U.S. War on Iran

Mahmoud Shaban, Murtaza Hussain - Drop Site News

June 18, 2025

Almost a week after Israel launched an unprovoked military offensive against Iran, the Trump administration is on the verge of sending U.S. aircraft to join the fight directly.
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Black smoke rises on the outskirts of tall city buildings
Iran War Reflects a Changed Middle East and a New Israeli Military Doctrine

Patrick Kingsley - The New York Times

June 18, 2025

For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.
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Donald Trump Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Trump presses aides on whether bunker-buster plan to bomb Iran will work

Barak Ravid - Axios

June 18, 2025

One key question is on President Trump's mind these days, his advisers say: If the U.S. joins Israel's war and drops its massive bunker busters, will they actually destroy Iran's most heavily fortified nuclear facility?
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Pentagon officer removed over anti-Israel posts, internal probe launched

Anadolu Agency

June 18, 2025

Col. Nathan McCormack under investigation after social media posts called Israel the US' 'worst ally' and accused Washington of enabling 'ethnic cleansing' - Anadolu Ajansı
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Max carries flour sack
Why is Israel killing so many Palestinians seeking food in Gaza?

Al Jazeera

June 18, 2025

Desperate Palestinians have faced a barrage of attacks by Israeli forces at food sites.
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Rescuers at the site of an airstrike on a residential area in Tehran wearing Iran Red Crescent uniforms stand on top of concrete rubble
Donald Trump not seeking ceasefire but wants ‘complete give-up’ by Iran

Julian Borger - The Guardian

June 17, 2025

US president says Iran must stop uranium enrichment entirely for conflict to end, as Iran says it is open to talks
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People walk along a dirt path filled with trash and debris as they carry white sacks and cardboard boxes
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation rejects reports of killings at site | The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post

June 17, 2025

"The incident in question did not occur at a GHF site, but rather near a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) location," GHF said.
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Donald Trump(C) sits in between two other members of his cabinet at a table as they all look toward their right
Trump speaks with Netanyahu after crucial meeting on Israel-Iran war

Barak Ravid, Dave Lawler - Axios

June 17, 2025

President Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening after meeting with his national security team about the escalating war between Israel and Iran, an Israeli official told Axios.
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Fire and smoke rise into the sky after an Israeli attack on the Shahran oil depot
Congress Has One Way to Stop Trump From Going to War With Iran

Jessica Washington - The Intercept

June 17, 2025

A War Powers Resolution would prohibit the "United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran."
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A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone. The logo is an image of a dial-phone inside a dialogue box on a green background.
Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices

Barbara Ortutay, Kelvin Chan - AP News

June 17, 2025

Iranian state television has urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smart phones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.
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Netanyahu (L) and Trump (R) sit in cream colored arm chairs inside the Oval office. Both are wearing dark suits with red neckties. Netanyahu leans toward Trump with his hand by his mouth as he speaks to him.
Trump Secretly Greenlit Iran War

Ken Klippenstein - Ken Klippenstein

June 17, 2025

Israel wants regime change; the U.S. is fine with that, sources say
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A plume of black smoke rises from a city landscape
How Trump Shifted on Iran Under Pressure From Israel

Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman, Mark Mazzetti, Ronen Bergman - The New York Times

June 17, 2025

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, his posture has gyrated as he weighs sending in the U.S. military.
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A satellite image shows significant damage to buildings at Iran's Kermanshah Missile Facility after repeated Israeli Strikes on the site.
Israel says Iran was racing toward a nuclear weapon. US intel says it was years away | CNN Politics

Katie Bo Lillis, Zachary Cohen - CNN

June 17, 2025

When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons...
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