For today, links to reports from the Cradle, National Public Radio, and Agence France-Presse, and to at article of commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN 6-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, SYRIA, LEBANON, MEDIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM
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FROM JUNE 30 Iranian officials confirm nearly 1,000 killed by Israeli war. From the Cradle. Israel killed at least 935 people in Iran during its unprovoked 12-day war with the Islamic Republic, judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said today. The number includes 38 children and 132 women. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 29 UN nuclear watchdog says Iran could enrich uranium again in ‘a matter of months,‘ by Joe Hernandez | NPR Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says Iran could begin enriching uranium again within months following an attack by the U.S. military on three of its facilities in June. He made the comments . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JUNE 30 Iran decries ‘destructive’ conduct by IAEA chief. From AFP. TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Tehran halted cooperation with the United Nations nuclear watchdog due to what he called the agency chief’s “destructive” behaviour towards the Islamic republic, his office said on Monday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JUNE 26 Israel used depleted uranium bombs in Iran strikes: report. From the Cradle. A well-informed source told Fars News Agency on June 26 that Israel may have used depleted uranium munitions in its recent airstrikes targeting sensitive sites across Iran. Initial tests . . . READ MORE . . .
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Trump flip-flops on Iran, again. Why? by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline The U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest Truth Social post Monday on Iran nuclear issue suggests that the Iran question threatens to be moved to the centre court of American party politics. Trump is upset touched by the criticism of Senator Chris Coon, a senior lawmaker from Delaware. READ MORE . . .
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