Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
22 June 2025 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- First Operational Use of the 'Barak' System Israel MOD 22 Jun 2025 -- During Operation Rising Lion, the Israeli Air Force's Aerial Defense Array 'Barak' system intercepted a UAV that crossed into Israeli territory.
Operation Rising Lion / Operation True Promise III
- Prime Minister's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 22 Jun 2025
- President Herzog visits sites of Iranian missile strikes Israel MFA 22 Jun 2025 -- After viewing the vast damage caused to the apartments and homes in the residential area, President Herzog commented on the importance of the US action taken against the Iranian regime's nuclear program.
- FM Sa'ar's statement on the US attack in Iran Israel MFA 22 Jun 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump wrote his name tonight in golden letters in the history books. In his courageous decision to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, he proved in practice that he is worthy of the title of leader of the free world.
- Operation Rising Lion - update Israel MFA 22 Jun 2025 -- As of June 21, 2025, approximately 450 ballistic missiles and over 400 UAVs have been launched at Israel from Iran.
- Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, BG Effie Defrin-June 22, 2025 Israel Defense Forces 22 Jun 2025
- The IAF Has Begun a Series of Strikes Toward Military Targets in Western Iran Israel Defense Forces 22 Jun 2025
- Chief of the General Staff in the Situational Assessment Israel Defense Forces 22 Jun 2025
- True Promise III: Iran launches multi-warhead Kheibar Shekan missile for first time Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran announced the first-ever launch of its multi-warhead Kheibar Shekan ballistic missile during the twentieth wave of Operation True Promise III in the early hours of Sunday.
- US Bombs Iran: What You Need To Know About A (Potentially) Transformational Event RFE/RL 22 Jun 2025 -- A couple hours after midnight on June 22, a small mountain range about 200 kilometers southwest of the Iranian capital erupted in a series of earthshaking explosions.
- US Strikes Iran: What's Known So Far? Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said that the goal of the strikes was "the destruction of Iran's nuclear enrichment capacity."
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine Hold a Press Conference DoD 22 Jun 2025
- Hegseth, Caine Laud Success of U.S. Strike on Iran Nuke Sites DoD News 22 Jun 2025 -- During a press conference at the Pentagon today, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauded the success of the U.S. Central Command's overnight strike on three Iranian nuclear facilities.
- Strikes on Iran Were 'Highly Classified Mission' - Pentagon Chief Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- The Department of Defense said that the goal of US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities was to "destroy or severely degrade" the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.
- US Has Achieved Objectives With Strikes on Iran, Now Ready to Negotiate - Rubio Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- The US has achieved its objectives with the strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and is now ready to negotiate immediately if Tehran chooses to reach out, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday.
- US Warns Tehran Not To Retaliate After Trump Says Bombing Mission 'Obliterated' Key Iranian Nuclear Sites RFE/RL 22 Jun 2025 -- US officials warned Tehran not to retaliate and stressed that Washington is not out for regime change after the United States entered the conflict between Israel and Iran with unprecedented air strikes that President Donald Trump claimed "obliterated" key Iranian nuclear sites.
- US Preparing for Possible Retaliatory Strike From Iran Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing for a possible retaliatory strike from Iran, the next 48 hours are of particular concern, NBC reported, citing two defense officials and a senior White House official.
- Trump Сalls for Peace, Threatening With New Attacks on Iran Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said that if the escalation in the Middle East continues, the next attacks on Iran could be much worse.
- US Launches Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities - Trump Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump claimed a successful operation by the US army against Iran's nuclear facilities.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business Sunday Morning Futures US Dept. of State 22 Jun 2025
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Margaret Brennan of CBS's Face the Nation US Dept. of State 22 Jun 2025
- Trump Says US Has Carried Out 'Very Successful' Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Sites, Including Fordow RFE/RL 22 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump the US military struck three nuclear sites in Iran - Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan - in a potentially risky move to join Israel in its effort to destroy Iran's nuclear program after diplomacy failed to get Iran to return to the negotiating table.
- In major escalation, Trump claims US bombers targeted three Iranian nuclear sites Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- In what appears to be a major escalation, US President Donald Trump claimed in a social media post early Sunday that American forces carried out overnight airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
- DHS Issues National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin Amid Israel-Iran Conflict DHS 22 Jun 2025 -- There are currently no specific credible threats against the homeland
- FM Araghchi arrives in Moscow, says will hold 'crucial meeting' with Putin Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who arrived in Moscow for high-level talks early on Monday, said he will hold a crucial meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss joint responses to emerging threats and shared challenges.
- Iran reserves 'complete and lawful right' to respond to US aggression: UN envoy Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations, speaking at an emergency session of the UN Security Council on Monday, strongly condemned the US military aggression on Iranian soil, saying Tehran reserves the complete and lawful right to defend itself under international law.
- 'Surprises will come': Leader's advisor says Iran's nuclear program far from over Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Admiral Ali Shamkhani, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said Sunday that despite the fallout of the American attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, the game is far from over.
- US attacks on Iran's nuclear sites to have 'disastrous consequences': FM to UN chief Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has written to the United Nations secretary-general, Antonio Guterres, strongly condemning the US aggression against Iranian nuclear facilities and warning about its potential catastrophic consequences.
- Iran denies oilfields in border region targeted in Israeli aggression Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- The Iranian oil ministry has rejected reports claiming that some of its key oilfields near the Iraqi border have been targeted in Israel's aggression against the country.
- Iran calls for emergency UNSC session over American attacks on nuclear sites Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has held the United States and the Israeli regime responsible for Sunday's attacks on Iranian nuclear sites, urging the UN Council (UNSC) to hold an emergency session to address the unprovoked aggression.
- US 'primary force' behind Israel's acts of aggression against Iran: Pezeshkian Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran's president says Tehran's decisive response to the Israeli regime's acts of aggression forced the US to "step in" and attack the peaceful nuclear sites.
- Iranian parliament moves to close Strait of Hormuz after US aggression: Lawmaker Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- In a decisive response to the US aggression against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities, the Iranian parliament has voted to close the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
- International community must take a stand, says Iran FM after US aggression Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- In the wake of the unlawful US aggression against the peaceful Iranian nuclear sites, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday called on the international community to take a clear stand, warning that the United Nations Charter itself is under attack.
- Iran holds 'war-mongering' US responsible for consequences of its aggression Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran's foreign ministry has strongly condemned the brutal military aggression against Iran's peaceful nuclear facilities, calling it "a grave and unprecedented violation of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law."
- IRGC vows response to US aggression on nuclear sites in ways beyond enemy's calculations Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has strongly condemned the American "unprecedented and blatant act of aggression" against the Islamic Republic of Iran, vowing to respond in ways beyond the calculations of the aggressor.
- Bombing of Iran's Nuclear Sites Latest 'in Long List of Acts of War' by the US Across the World Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry warned that the US strikes on the Islamic Republic will have "everlasting consequences".
- 'The US Betrayed Diplomacy' - Iran's FM Araghchi Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran will have to respond to US attacks against Iranian nuclear sites, and is going to do so for as long as needed, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
- US Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities to Have Far-Reaching Consequences - Araghchi Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that the US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities would have far-reaching consequences, with Iran reserving the right to protect its interests in the form of self-defense.
- Iran Anticipated Attack on Fordow Nuclear Site, Evacuated It - Official Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- Iran expected an attack on the Fordow nuclear facility, so it was evacuated, there was no irreversible damage to the facility, Mehdi Mohammadi, an adviser to the chairman of the Iranian parliament, said.
- Trump's reckless adventurism against Iran turns US bases in West Asia into sitting targets Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- In a reckless escalation that has pushed American interests in the region to the brink of catastrophe, US President Donald Trump announced Sunday morning that American forces had launched strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites.
- Iran's atomic body condemns American assault on nuclear sites, vows legal action Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- In a strongly worded statement early Saturday morning, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) condemned the aggression on the country's nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, which have been claimed by the United States.
- Update on Developments in Iran (4) IAEA 22 Jun 2025 -- Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said he will call an emergency meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on Monday in light of the "urgent situation" in Iran following the latest attacks on the country's nuclear facilities.
- Update on Developments in Iran (5) IAEA 22 Jun 2025 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) can confirm that the Iranian nuclear sites of Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan have been hit, following U.S. aerial attacks overnight, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said today.
- IAEA Director General Grossi's Statement to UNSC on Situation in Iran IAEA 22 Jun 2025 -- "The nuclear non-proliferation regime that has underpinned international security for more than half a century is on the line. The dramatic events in Iran have become even more serious with last night's bombardments and the potential widening of the conflict."
- Draft UN Security Council Resolution Condemns US for Attack on Iran Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- Russia, China, and Pakistan have submitted at the UN Security Council a draft resolution condemning the US attack on Iran, a source told Sputnik.
- US strikes on Iran's nuclear sites 'marks perilous turn': Diplomacy must prevail, says Guterres UN News 22 Jun 2025 -- The UN Secretary-General António Guterres told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Sunday that massive overnight strikes by the United States on Iran's nuclear facilities only increase the risk of a wider war and "serious damage to the international order."
- Bombing of Iranian Nuclear Facilities 'Marks Perilous Turn in Region Already Reeling', Secretary-General Tells Security Council, Appealing for Peace UN Security Council 22 Jun 2025
- United States Bombing of Iran's Nuclear Facilities Marks 'Perilous Turn' in Volatile Middle East, Secretary-General Warns Security Council during Emergency Meeting UN Security Council 22 Jun 2025 -- The United States' bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities marks a "perilous turn" in an already volatile region, Secretary-General António Guterres warned during an emergency meeting of the Security Council today. The United Nations' top nuclear watchdog official also cautioned that violence could reach "unthinkable levels", and that the global non-proliferation regime "as we know it could crumble and fall".
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on threats to international peace and security [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 22 Jun 2025
- US' claim of 'very successful' attack on three Iranian nuclear sites remains to be verified: expert Global Times 22 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US military had carried out a "very successful" attack on three nuclear sites in Iran. Experts told the Global Times on Sunday that the true effectiveness of the operation remains unclear, and that the strikes may not have been sufficient to completely destroy Iran's underground nuclear facilities.
- Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow Kremlin Putin television programme, Moscow, June 22, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jun 2025
- Analysis: Do US Strikes On Iran Set Back Russia's Ambitions, Or Can Putin Play Them To His Advantage? RFE/RL 22 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump's decision to launch strikes on Iran presents Russian President Vladimir Putin with peril and opportunity: the attacks hit a strategic partner of Moscow, but they may open a potential window for Russia's diplomatic relevance.
- Foreign Ministry statement in connection with the US strikes on Iran Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jun 2025
- US Strikes on Iran Reckless Breach of Sovereignty - Russian Foreign Ministry Sputnik 22 Jun 2025 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry condemned the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites as a reckless move that violates the Islamic Republic's sovereignty, international law and the UN Charter.
- Iran will continue its nuclear program despite US aggression: Ex-Russia president Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Russia's former president and senior security official, Dmitry Medvedev, has said that despite the illegal aggression of the United States on three Iranian nuclear sites, the Islamic Republic is expected to continue with its peaceful nuclear program.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the U.S. Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities PRC MofA 22 Jun 2025
- China condemns US attacks on 3 nuclear sites in Iran Global Times 22 Jun 2025 -- US President Donald Trump declared in a social media post on Saturday US local time that the US had completed "very successful" attacks on three nuclear sites in Iran, Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan, with Fordow being widely seen as "the crown jewel" of Tehran's nuclear program.
- Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the US Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities Global Times 22 Jun 2025 -- Q: US President Donald Trump announced that the US carried out strikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran—Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan. What's China's comment on this?
- Telephone Conversation between Prime Minister & President of Iran Pakistan - Prime Miinister's Office 22 Jun 2025
- Comment by Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna regarding the US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities Estonia MFA 22 Jun 2025
- Statement by Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre on Iran and the war in the Middle East Government of Norway 22 Jun 2025
- PM speaks with President of Iran regarding prevailing situation in the region India PIB 22 Jun 2025 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today held a detailed conversation with the President of Iran, H
- PM receives a telephone call from President of Iran India PIB 22 Jun 2025 -- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi received a telephone call from the President of Iran, H
- NZ response to developments in Middle East New Zealand Government 22 Jun 2025 -- The Government continues to call for diplomacy and dialogue in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says.
- OIC General Secretariat deeply concerned over the targeting of Iranian Nuclear Facilities Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 22 Jun 2025 -- The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation expresses its deep concern over the recent developments with regard to targeting nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran by the United States.
- Pakistan Condemns the US Attacks on the Nuclear Facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jun 2025 -- Pakistan condemns the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities which follow the series of attacks by Israel. We are gravely concerned at the possible further escalation of tensions in the region.
- DFA Statement on the Latest Developments in the Middle East Philippines DFA 22 Jun 2025 -- The Philippines is greatly concerned over the developments in the Middle East in these last few hours.
- PH urges diplomacy as Middle East tension heats up after US strikes Philippine News Agency 22 Jun 2025 -- The Philippines expressed deep concern over the latest security developments in the Middle East, calling for restraint and diplomacy amid fears of escalating conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States (US).
- Condemnations pour in after US aggression against Iran's nuclear energy sites Press TV 22 Jun 2025 -- Condemnations are pouring in against the US aggression on Iran's nuclear sites, with many countries describing it as an illegal act that threatens regional and global peace.
- OIC Expresses Concern Over Targeting of Iranian Nuclear Facilities SPA 22 Jun 2025 -- The Secretariat General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed deep concern over recent developments involving the targeting of nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran, describing the incident as a dangerous escalation that could further heighten tensions and threaten peace, security, and stability in the region
- HRH the Crown Prince, Italian Prime Minister Discuss Regional Developments SPA 22 Jun 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call today from Prime Minister of the Italian Republic Giorgia Meloni
- HRH the Crown Prince Discusses Regional Escalation with French President SPA 22 Jun 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call today from President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron
- HRH the Crown Prince Discusses Regional Developments with GCC Leaders SPA 22 Jun 2025 -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held separate phone calls today with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. He spoke with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain; Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of the Sultanate of Oman; Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of the State of Qatar; and Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of the State of Kuwait
- GCC General Secretariat Assures No Abnormal Radiation Detected Amid Regional Events SPA 22 Jun 2025 -- The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), through its Emergency Management Centre, announced that, in light of the events witnessed in the region today, no abnormal radiation levels have been detected in any of the GCC countries to date. Environmental and radiation indicators remain within safe and technically permissible levels
- Saudi Arabia Expresses Deep Concern Over US Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities, Urges De-escalation SPA 22 Jun 2025 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is following with deep concern the developments in the Islamic Republic of Iran, particularly the targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States of America
- Spanish Government expresses utmost concern about situation in Middle East Spain MFA 22 Jun 2025
- No: 125, 22 June 2025, Regarding the US Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Jun 2025
- Now is the time for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 22 Jun 2025 -- Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the emergency UN Security Council meeting on Iran.
- E3 leaders' declaration on the situation in the Middle East / Declaration des dirigeants des E3 sur la situation au Moyen orient Gov.UK 22 Jun 2025
- PM call with President Trump of the United States: 22 June 2025 Gov.UK 22 Jun 2025
- PM call with Prime Minister Carney of Canada: 22 June 2025 Gov.UK 22 Jun 2025
- PM call with the Sultan of Oman: 22 June 2025 Gov.UK 22 Jun 2025
- PM call with King Abdullah II of Jordan: 22 June 2025 Gov.UK 22 Jun 2025
- Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on U.S. Strikes Targeting Iran's Nuclear Program Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine 22 Jun 2025 -- "Ukraine is convinced that Iran's nuclear program must be brought to an end so that it never again poses a threat neither to the countries of the Middle East nor to any other state."
- NZDF to deploy to Middle East New Zealand Defence Force 22 Jun 2025 -- The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) stands ready to assist if the New Zealand Government requires options assisting people stranded in Iran and Israel. NZDF personnel and a C-130J Hercules aircraft are deploying to the Middle East on Monday, 23 June.
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- Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 22 Jun 2025-- "In an ISA and IDF operation in the Gaza Strip, the bodies of three of our hostages, which had been held by the murderous Hamas terrorist organization, have been returned to Israel: Yonatan Samerano, Staff Sgt. Shai Levinson and Ofra Kedar, who were murdered and taken hostage on 7 October 2023."
- Bodies of three deceased Israeli hostages located in Gaza and returned to Israel Israel MFA 22 Jun 2025 -- The bodies of three deceased hostages -Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samareno and Shay Levinson - abducted to the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, were located and returned to Israel on Saturday.
- Gaza: UN warns of 'weaponised hunger' and growing death toll amid food chaos UN News 22 Jun 2025 -- The top UN humanitarian official in the Occupied Palestinian Territory has issued a stark warning over the deepening crisis in Gaza, where civilians are being killed daily while trying to access food, water and medical care.
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