For now, links to 13 reports: from the Cradle, Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor, the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio, and to three articles of commentary from Indian Punchline; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 6-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE and GAZA entry for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Tehran dismantles Mossad sabotage network behind suicide drone attacks. From the Cradle. Iranian security forces have announced the thwarting of Mossad-operated drone production plots aimed at undermining the country’s air defenses and military capabilities as part of Israel’s war against the country. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.
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Iran president urges Iraq to block Israel from using airspace to attack Iran. From Middle East Monitor. Iranian News Agency said President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke on the phone with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday and “emphasised that the Iraqi government must exercise greater vigilance and protection of its borders and airspace so that Iraqi territory is not misused against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” according to an Anadolu Agency report. READ MORE . . .
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Iran missile attacks on Israel kills 5, while Israel claims it now has air superiority over Tehran, by Ami Bantov | AP TEL AVIV — Iran fired a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early today, killing at least five people, while Israel claimed in the fourth day of the conflict that it had now achieved “aerial superiority” over Tehran and could . . . Click HERE for AP report including maps, and HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, Anadolu Agency., and Middle East Eye.
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Iran’s ballistic missiles cause extensive destruction across Israel. From the Cradle. The latest barrage of ballistic missiles fired by Iran at Israel early today caused widespread destruction in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and elsewhere, video footage and images from after the strikes revealed. READ MORE . . .
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Iranian president says Tehran does not seek nuclear weapons. From Reuters. DUBAI — Iran does not intend to develop nuclear weapons but will pursue its right to nuclear energy and research, President Masoud Pezeshkian said today, reiterating Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s religious edict against weapons of mass destruction.
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The latest on the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and A Martínez | NPR Missile strikes between Iran and Israel continued over the weekend in a rapidly intensifying conflict. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JUNE 15 Iran will not stop strikes until U.S.-backed Israeli war ends: FM. From the Cradle. “We are defending ourselves; our defense is entirely legitimate,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday. “This defense is our response to aggression. If the aggression stops, naturally our responses will also stop.” READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 15 Israel and Iran trade airstrikes for another night. Hadeel Al-Shalchi of NPR reports from Tel Aviv as Israel and Iran trade airstrikes for another night. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JUNE 15 What’s the U.S. role in the fighting between Israel and Iran? Reported by Greg Myre and Scott Detrow | NPR President Trump says Israel and Iran should make a deal to end their exchange of airstrikes. But there’s no sign of a diplomatic solution on the horizon, and Trump is also warning Iran not to strike at any U.S. targets. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Netanyahu’s war on Iran has no future, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline Iran’s stamina is of a long distance runner, as the Iran-Iraq war showed, whereas, Israel’s forte is as sprinter on a 100 metre track. Israel, a small country with a population of 8 million people will get hollowed out in a protracted war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for IP commentary from June 14 and 13.
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MAY BE CONTINUED