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Europe
The Netherlands
Sunday, June 22, 2025 "No social cuts for war profits'. Banners, flags as hundreds of people protested today in The Hague against NATO, military spending and against a possible conflict with Iran, days before the Dutch city hosts the NATO summit that is seeking to increase allies’ defense budgets. The Netherlands is hosting the annual meeting of the 32-nation alliance starting Tuesday, with leaders scheduled to meet Wednesday. U.S. allies have ramped up defense spending ’since Russian President Putin' ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than three years ago, but almost a third of them still don’t meet NATO’s current target of at least 2% of their gross domestic product. The heads of government ’want’ to hammer out an agreement on a hike in defense spending 'demanded by U.S. President Trump'. The deal appeared largely done last week, until Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote to NATO Secretary General Rutte that committing Madrid to spending 5% of its gross domestic product on defense “would not only be unreasonable, but also counterproductive.” Spain rejects NATO's 5% defense spending proposal. The NATO summit could be ’historic’ or divided. “Let’s invest in peace and sustainable energy,” Belgian politician d’Haese told the crowd at a park not far from the summit venue. Although billed as a demonstration against NATO and the war in Gaza, protesters were joined by Iranians who held up banners saying “No Iran War,' the day after the United States launched attacks against three of Iran’s nuclear sites. “We are opposed to war. People want to live a peaceful life,” said 74-year-old Hamadani, an Iranian who lives in the Netherlands. Look at the environment. 'Things are not good. So why do we spend money on war?” he added. The summit is being protected by the biggest ever Dutch security operation, code named Orange Shield, involving thousands of police and military personnel, drones, no-fly zones and cybersecurity experts. Trump heads to the NATO summit on the heels of possible Israel-Iran ceasefire. A puppet of U.S. President Trump was held up during the demonstration. (Source: Associated Press – U.S.)
European Commission
22.06.2025 We will have a Security College on Wednesday, focused on the escalating situation in the Middle East and its effects on Europe, European Commission President der Leyen announced today on X. (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey)
22.06.2025 EU foreign policy chief Kallas today called on all parties involved in the Iran nuclear issue to de-escalate tensions, resume diplomatic negotiations and stressed that Iran must not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. EU foreign ministers will discuss the issue during the Foreign Affairs Council on July 23. (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey)
European Council
22.06.2025 I call on all parties to show restraint and respect for international law and nuclear safety, European Council President Costa wrote on X today. (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey)
Russia
Jun 22, 2025 00:33 During a press conference over the weekend, when asked why Moscow refuses to provide direct military assistance to Iran, Russian President Putin gave a blunt answer: Israel. "Nearly two million Russian speakers live in Israel," he said. "It’s almost a Russian-speaking country." He added that Russia maintains strong and friendly ties with the Arab world, but that each conflict must be judged separately. While Moscow may support Iran’s right to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, it is not willing to go to war for it. Putin’s remarks are not a show of support for Israel. They are a quiet admission of geopolitical reality. Even Russia knows there is a red line - and that line is Israeli sovereignty and security. In a world addicted to diplomacy and delay, Israel is rewriting the rules. And the message is clear: No terrorist is beyond reach. No regime is too far. And no one - not even Iran’s closest allies - is willing to stand in Israel’s way. (Source: JFeed - Israel)
United Kingdom
22.06.2025 British Prime Minister Keir Starmer today urged Iran to resume nuclear talks amid US involvement. He noted that the UK did not participate in these strikes that targeted three Iranian nuclear facilities. 'Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon and the US has taken action to alleviate that threat,' Starmer said on X. (Source: Anadolu Agency - Turkey)
Asia
Iran
(June 22, 2025) 03:58 Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization issued a formal statement following the pre-dawn strikes on its nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan: “In the early hours of the morning, the nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan were attacked in a barbaric act that violates international law, particularly the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The American enemy has taken responsibility for the attacks. We will not allow the path to the development of this national industry - born from the blood of our martyrs - to be halted. The Organization is taking the necessary steps, including legal action, to defend the rights of the Iranian nation.” (Source: JFeed - Israel)
3:24 a.m. CEST, June 22, 2025 The US has struck three key nuclear sites in Iran: Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz. Fordow is located close to the holy city of Qom and buried deep in a group of mountains. A good chunk of what we do know comes from a trove of Iranian documents stolen years ago by Israeli intelligence. The main halls are an estimated 80 to 90 meters beneath the ground. Recent IAEA reports suggested Iran had ramped up production of enriched uranium to a level of 60% at Fordow. The facility now contains 2,700 centrifuges, 'according to experts and the IAEA'. Isfahan, in central Iran, is home to the country’s largest nuclear research complex. The facility was built with support from China and opened in 1984. According to NTI, 3,000 scientists are employed at Isfahan, and the site is suspected of being the center of Iran’s nuclear program. It operates "three small Chinese-supplied research reactors", as well as a “conversion facility, a fuel production plant, a zirconium cladding plant, and other facilities and laboratories,” the NTI says. The Natanz nuclear complex, about 250 kilometers south of the capital Tehran, is considered Iran’s largest uranium enrichment facility. It is used to develop and assemble centrifuges for uranium enrichment, a key technology that turns uranium into nuclear fuel. Natanz has six above-ground buildings and three underground structures, two of which can hold 50,000 centrifuges, according to the non-profit Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). Iran had been enriching uranium up to 60% purity at its above-ground Pilot Fuel Enrichment Plant, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Weapons-grade uranium is enriched to 90%. (Source: CNN - U.S.)
(June 22, 2025) 03:21 - Iranian TV: Every American citizen or military member is a legitimate target for us. 03:19 Iranian state television showed a map highlighting U.S. military bases across the Middle East, accompanied by a chilling message directed at President Trump: 'You started this - we will finish it.' 03:09 President Trump told Reuters: 'It was an amazing success tonight. They must make peace immediately. They need to do it now - and if they don’t, they will be hit again.' 3:08 a.m. Iran had evacuated the three nuclear sites the US says it struck some time ago, according to the news director of Iranian state media IRIB, Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency reported. 03:08 Fox News reports that the United States deployed six MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) bunker-busting bombs in the strike on the Fordow nuclear facility. In parallel, 30 Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched at nuclear targets in Natanz and Isfahan, marking one of the most powerful and coordinated American strikes on Iran's nuclear infrastructure to date. 02:50 'Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize - For bombing Iran'. In a world where Nobel Prizes are too often handed out for empty gestures, it was Trump - by halting Iran’s nuclear bomb and averting global war - who 'truly earned the title of peacemaker'. 02:46 Following the massive strike on the Fordow nuclear site, the French news agency AFP reports that residents in the nearby city of Qom have begun evacuating their homes. The exodus comes amid fears of aftershocks, radiation, or further military action in the area. The situation on the ground remains tense and fluid. 02:46 Iranian state television reports that no radiation leak is expected following the strike on nuclear facilities, stating that all three targeted sites had been cleared of enriched uranium prior to the attack. The claim appears aimed at calming public fears, though its accuracy remains unverified. 02:38 According to The New York Times, the U.S. and Israel dropped an estimated 30 tons of explosives on the Fordow nuclear site during the overnight strike. 01:33 Reports from inside Iran indicate significant GPS interference affecting several areas across the country. The cause of the disruption is unclear, but it comes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and heightened military activity. 01:29 According to The New York Times, Israel’s latest wave of airstrikes across Iran in recent hours was designed to neutralize potential threats that could endanger American fighter jets in the event of a U.S.-led strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility. 01:28 In the past 24 hours, the Israeli Air Force has carried out a sweeping series of strikes across 18 different locations in Iran, targeting military, nuclear, and strategic infrastructure. Reported strike zones include: Shiraz, Kermanshah, Karaj, Qom, Isfahan, Narmak, Lorestan, Tehran, Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province (multiple sites), Behbahan, Baqestan, Mamakān, Mashhad (oil infrastructure), Tabriz, Lenjan, Bandar Abbas (naval base), and Shahroud. This marks one of the most extensive and geographically widespread military operations against Iran in a single day. 01:26 At 2:10 AM, residents in the Kashan area of Isfahan Province reported hearing six powerful explosions. 'We suspect the Natanz nuclear facility may have been struck,' one resident said. 00:33 Last night, the IDF announced a joint operation between Israeli Air Force units and Military Intelligence that resulted in the elimination of Izadi - one of Iran’s top terror architects. Izadi, commander of the IRGC’s "Palestine Corps," was killed in a safehouse deep in the city of Qom. According to Israeli sources, he was the central point of contact between the Iranian regime and Hamas leadership, including Sinwar and Deif. Izadi was behind the financial lifeline from Tehran to Gaza and played a critical role in rebuilding Hamas’s military capabilities after previous defeats. He also directed Iran’s influence campaigns in Lebanon, Syria, and Judea and Samaria. In a separate strike, Israel also eliminated Shahriari, head of Quds Force’s weapons smuggling unit. Shahriari was responsible for transferring advanced weaponry and hundreds of millions of dollars to Hamas, Hezbollah, and other Iranian proxies across the region through a complex network of shell companies and underground financial channels. It’s a campaign of decisive, surgical action. While the international community debates, Israel neutralizes. - (June 22, 2025), 12:51 a.m. CEST Air defense systems are heavily engaged over the Iranian cities of Tehran and Tabriz in the early hours of Sunday morning local time, according to Iran’s semi-official Mehr News Agency. The sounds of explosions could be heard in Tabriz and eastern Tehran, state-affiliated outlet Nour News reported. (Sources: CNN, JFeed)
Iraq
(June 22, 2025) 03:20 According to The Washington Post, Iraqi security forces have been deployed around the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad in anticipation of possible attacks by pro-Iranian militias. (Source: JFeed - Israel)
Israel
(June 22, 2025) 04:35 - Greater than Napoleon or Alexander: For the next thousand years, every second Jewish boy should be named Trump. 4:08 a.m. CEST Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement: 'Congratulations President Trump, your bold decision to target Iran’s nuclear facilities with the awesome and righteous might of the United States will change history. In Operation Rising Lion, Israel has done truly amazing things. But in tonight’s action against Iran’s nuclear facilities, America has been truly unsurpassed. It has done what no other country on earth could do. History will record that President Trump acted to deny the world’s most dangerous regime, the world’s most dangerous weapons. His leadership today has created a pivot of history that can help lead the Middle East and beyond to a future of prosperity and peace. President Trump and I often say “peace through strength'. First comes strength, then comes peace. And tonight President Trump and the United States acted with a lot of strength. President Trump, I thank you. The people of Israel thank you. The forces of civilization thank you. God bless America. God bless Israel and may God bless our unshakeable alliance, our unbreakable faith'. - (June 22, 2025) 01:31 For the first time since the beginning of the conflict, no missiles have been launched from Iranian territory toward Israel in the past 24 hours. (Sources: CNN - U.S., JFeed - Israel)
Persian Gulf
(June 22, 2025) 02:19 U.S. bases across West Asia placed on high alert. (Source: JFeed - Israel)
Saudi Arabia
5:33 a.m. CEST, June 22, 2025 “No radioactive effects were detected on the environment of the Kingdom, and the Arab Gulf states as a result of the US military targeting of Iran’s nuclear facilities,' the Saudi Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority said in a post on X. (Source: CNN - U.S.)
Strait of Hormuz
(June 22, 2025) 04:51 Roughly 50 large oil tankers are currently attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz. The oil industry appears to fear that this vital waterway could soon be closed - a move that would likely send global oil prices skyrocketing. (Source: JFeed - Israel)
North America
United States
7:17 AM CEST, June 22, 2025 - U.S. President Trump speaks from the East Room of the White House in Washington, hours after the U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear and military sites. Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Rubio and Defense Secretary Hegseth listen. /Video/ 05:02 Ocasio-Cortez Calls for impeachment proceedings against President Trump. 5:45 a.m. CEST “President Trump must provide the American people and Congress clear answers on the actions taken tonight and their implications for the safety of Americans,' Senate Minority Leader Schumer said in a statement. “No president should be allowed to unilaterally march this nation into something as consequential as war with erratic threats and no strategy.' “We must enforce the War Powers Act and I’m urging (Senate Majority) Leader Thune to put it on the Senate floor immediately,” Schumer said. The Democrat added: “Confronting Iran’s ruthless campaign of terror, nuclear ambitions, and regional aggression demands strength, resolve, and strategic clarity. The danger of wider, longer, and more devastating war has now dramatically increased.' 3:44 a.m. CEST House GOP leaders praise Trump's strike on Iran as "America First policy in action'. 'The military operations in Iran should serve as a clear reminder to our adversaries and allies that President Trump means what he says. The President gave Iran’s leader every opportunity to make a deal, but Iran refused to commit to a nuclear disarmament agreement,' House Speaker Johnson said in a post on X. House Majority Whip Emmer echoed Trump’s statement announcing the strikes in a social media post. Now is the time of peace. 'A nuclear Iran posed a threat to the Middle East and to the world. @POTUS has been consistent that this dangerous regime should never possess a nuclear weapon,' Emmer wrote on X. 02:11 Trump amplifies post declaring 'Fordow is gone'. 01:51 President Trump has officially confirmed: 'We just completed a very successful strike on Iran’s three nuclear sites - Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. All our aircraft are now out of Iranian airspace. A full payload of bombs was dropped on the primary site, Fordow.' This marks a dramatic escalation and the first confirmed U.S. military strike directly targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in this conflict. 2:03 a.m. CEST Trump announces air strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran. - (June 22, 2025) 00:17 U.S. defense sources report that the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has arrived in the Middle East in recent hours, joining the USS Carl Vinson, which is already operating in the region. (Sources: AP, CNN = U.S.; JFeed - Israel)
South America
5:59 a.m. CEST, June 22, 2025 Latin American countries - Cuba, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico - condemn US strike and urge dialogue. (Source: CNN - U.S.)
International Atomic Energy Agency
(June 22, 2025) 00:04 According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Israel’s recent strike in Isfahan targeted not only the previously reported centrifuge production facility but also six additional nuclear-related sites. These include a uranium metal production plant, a facility for manufacturing nuclear fuel rods, a laboratory and storage site for nuclear materials, another laboratory, a workshop for handling contaminated equipment, and an administrative office building. The strike dealt a significant blow to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, damaging both core production and support components. (Source: JFeed - Israel)
Space
(June 22, 2025) 03:59 Roughly two hours ago, NASA’s FIRMS (Fire Information for Resource Management System) detected thermal anomalies consistent with a significant fire at the Fordow nuclear enrichment facility in Iran - one of the primary targets of the recent Israeli-American strikes. (Source: JFeed - Israel)
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