Operation Rising Lions

• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Israeli strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran UN Secretary-General 12 Jun 2025
• Iran is 'prepared for any scenario,' I.R.G.C. chief warns amid rising threats IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (I.R.G.C.) says Iran is fully prepared for any scenario and has a clear military strategy to counter any potential aggression.
• Iran Vows To Respond After IAEA Passes Noncompliance Resolution RFE/RL 12 Jun 2025 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Board of Governors has passed a resolution formally declaring Iran noncompliant with its nonproliferation obligations for the first time since 2005, a move Tehran immediately condemned.
• Iran strongly condemns anti-Iran resolution at IAEA IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has strongly condemned the anti-Iran resolution approved at the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) against Iran's peaceful nuclear program.
• Araqchi: I.A.E.A. resolution complicates Iran-U.S. indirect talks IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has stressed that the anti-Iran resolution adopted by the I.A.E.A. would complicate the process of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.
• Pezeshkian reacts to anti-Iran resolution by I.A.E.A., says enrichment will continue IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- President Masoud Pezeshkian reacted to the anti-Iran resolution passed by the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors on Thursday.
• Anti-Iran resolution proves cooperation with I.A.E.A. is futile: Parliament speaker IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stressed cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) has backfired.
• Iran orders new enrichment plant in response to 'politically motivated' I.A.E.A. resolution IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Iran has strongly condemned a newly adopted resolution by the International Atomic Energy Agency (I.A.E.A.) Board of Governors, calling it a politically motivated move orchestrated by the United States and three European powers.
• Iran to considerably boost uranium enrichment IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesperson of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (A.E.O.I.), has warned that Tehran will dramatically expand its nuclear activity in response to the I.A.E.A. resolution.
• Iran warns it may withdraw from N.P.T. if U.N. sanctions are reinstated IRNA 12 Jun 2025 -- Iran has warned that it could legally withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (N.P.T.) if European signatories to a 2015 nuclear agreement proceed with efforts to reinstate United Nations sanctions against the country.
• Iran to Consider Possibility of Withdrawing From NPT Amid IAEA's Resolution Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- Iran is ready to consider the possibility of withdrawing from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) if the anti-Iranian trend in the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) actions continues, spokesperson for the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Ebrahim Rezaei said.
• Atomic watchdog says Iran not complying with nuclear safeguards UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- The UN-backed atomic watchdog voted through a resolution on Thursday declaring that Iran is not complying with its obligations regarding nuclear non-proliferation.
• Iran is non-complying with its safeguards obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Israel MFA 12 Jun 2025 -- The international community must respond decisively to Iran's non-compliance and take measures to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
• NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Quad statement on resolution adopted by the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2025 UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- France, Germany, the UK and United States (the Quad) welcome adoption of the resolution on Iran's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board meeting
• NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: Resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors, June 2025 UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- France, Germany, the UK and United States (the Quad) delivered a joint statement to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board meeting introducing a resolution on Iran's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Safeguards Agreement.
• Ranking Member Smith Statement on Israel's Strikes Against Iran House Armed Services Committee - Democrats 12 Jun 2025
• Rogers' Statement on Preemptive Israeli Strikes on Iran House Armed Services Committee 12 Jun 2025
• Statement from Secretary of State Marco Rubip The White House 12 Jun 2025
• Trump advocates for negotiated settlement with Iran Press TV 12 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump has expressed a preference for a diplomatic resolution with Iran, emphasizing his desire to avoid military escalation.
• US worried Iran's retaliation would be mass-casualty event: Sources Press TV 12 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's special envoy to West Asia, Steve Witkoff, has privately warned top US Senate Republicans that Iran could unleash a mass-casualty response in the event of an Israeli attempt to bomb its nuclear facilities, official sources in the US say.
• Trump on Potential Israeli Strike on Iran: It Is Something That Could Very Well Happen Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he does not believe a potential Israeli strike on Iran is imminent, but indicated that in his view it is something that could "very well" happen.
• Israel Poised for Strike on Iran - US Braces for Fallout Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- Israel notified the Trump administration in early May that it was preparing to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, a report by The New York Times stated earlier, adding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might order a strike even if the US makes a deal with the Islamic Republic.
• Iran Begins Military Drills 'Focused on Enemy Maneuvers' - State Media Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- The Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri has ordered for the start of out-of-schedule military drills, Iran's public broadcaster IRIB reported Thursday.
• Iran Prepares Missile Barrage If Israel Strikes - Report Sputnik 12 Jun 2025 -- Israel is fully prepared to launch an operation against Iran and has already briefed US officials, CBS News reported earlier.

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• UN General Assembly adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution by overwhelming majority UN News 12 Jun 2025 -- Meeting in emergency session on Thursday in New York, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional and lasting ceasefire in Gaza.
• "Hunger must never be met with bullets," says UN Relief Chief on Gaza aid attacks UNOCHA 12 Jun 2025 -- OCHA warns that a complete collapse of Internet and data services is paralyzing aid operations across the Gaza Strip. Partners working on telecommunications say this is due to damage to the last fibre cable route serving central and southern Gaza, likely caused during heavy military activity.
• The UK voted in favour in line with our unwavering determination to end the suffering in Gaza, bring the hostages home and move towards lasting peace: UK Statement at the UN General Assembly UK FCDO 12 Jun 2025 -- Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, after the adoption of UN General Assembly resolution A/RES/ES-10/27 on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
• Shuttle diplomacy in the Middle East: Foreign Minister Wadephul on a mission to end the violence Germany Federal Foreign Office 12 Jun 2025 -- How can a lasting ceasefire be achieved, to bring about the release of the hostages and an end to the dying in Gaza? Foreign Minister Wadephul is travelling to the region and will talk with key actors. The discussions will focus on the "day after", on the future of Gaza.
• Israel Plans to Seize Area C in the West Bank and Issues a Warning to Demolish 100 Homes in Jenin ----- The Occupation is Increasing Pressure on Hospitals in the Gaza Strip Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 12 Jun 2025 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's Media Observatory for Israeli Crimes against Palestinians reported that there were 460 martyrs and 1,939 wounded in just one week, from June 3 to June 9, 2025. From October 7, 2023, to June 9, 2025, the total number of martyrs reached 56,260, with 134,586 wounded.