STANDING UP FOR IRAN?
The Gulf States the Day After the American Strike: Yoel Guzansky, INSS, June 23, 2025 — Since the outbreak of the direct confrontation between Iran and Israel, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries—Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman—have been watching events unfold with growing concern. Their primary fear is that the current escalation will spill over into their territory, either through direct attacks or indirect damage to sensitive infrastructure, foreign military bases, or trade routes.
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Khamenei’s Message from Purdah: Amir Taheri, Gatestone, June 22, 2025
Iran Had Vowed to Retaliate. Now, It Faces Grim Choices.: Farnaz Fassihi, NY Times, June 22, 2025
Trump Made the Right Call. Will Khamenei Do the Same?: William F. Wechster: The Atlantic Council, June 22, 2025
The Strongman’s Sunset? Khamenei’s Reign of Fear: Saeid Golkar, Moment, June 19, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE
Iran Vows US Will ‘Receive a Response’ After Strikes on Nuclear Sites: MSN, June 23, 2025 — Following unprecedented US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday, Tehran said on Sunday that the US would “receive a response” and all American bases in the Middle East were “legitimate targets,” exacerbating fears of a wider conflict.
Iran Says ‘All Options’ on Table for Response to US Strikes on Nuclear Facilities: Jack Phillips, Epoch Times, June 22, 2025 — Iran reserves “all options” to respond to U.S. military strikes on its nuclear facilities on Saturday night, said Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Sunday morning.
Khamenei Names Successors from His Bunker, But Snubs His Own Son: Eliana Fleming, JFeed, June 21, 2025 — Reports have emerged that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, aged 86, has named three senior clerics as potential successors should he be killed in the ongoing conflict with Israel, which began on June 13.
Iran Stepped Up Missile Tech Procurement in Europe, German Intel Says: Benjamin Weinthal, Iran Intn, June 19, 2025 — As Israel continues striking Iran and Tehran fires missiles in retaliation, a new German intelligence report warns that Iranian efforts to acquire missile-related technology in Europe surged in 2024.
WATCH: Groundbreaking Cancer Research Wiped Out at Weizmann Institute After Iranian Missile Strike: World Israel News, June 21, 2025 — One Iranian missile turned the world-renowned Weizmann Institute from a hub of cutting-edge cancer research into a smoldering graveyard of shattered labs, lost data, and years of irreplaceable scientific progress.