Iran-Israel

12-13 June
Benjamin Netanyahu must be stopped
Moustafa Bayoumi
War is the prime minister’s doctrine. Israel’s strikes on Iran – falsely described as pre-emptive – are the latest example
(The Guardian) The Israeli prime minister’s lust for war as a solution to his myriad problems is nothing short of a threat to us all, one that extends far beyond Israel’s neighbors. Netanyahu knows no other way. War is his doctrine. War is his reflex. War is his answer. He believes the power of war will unite Israeli society and will stifle any American criticism of him, necessary since the machinery he needs to make his wars comes mostly from Washington. And, with his aggression against Iran, he seeks to drag the United States further into another endless military quagmire in the region and light the world on fire.
Iranian missiles hit Tel Aviv as Netanyahu warns attack on Iran ‘just the beginning’
Israel says Iran has fired up to 100 missiles in retaliation for surprise assault as both sides threaten escalating hostilities
Trump scrambles to claim credit for Israel’s Iran attack he publicly opposed
Andrew Roth in Washington
Discordant US response as president says he was fully aware of plans for what Marco Rubio called a ‘unilateral action’
While Israel had clearly given the United States advanced warning of the strike, claims that it was fully coordinated in Israeli state media have been subject to speculation: was Trump actually on board or was he repositioning himself on Friday in order to present the strikes as part of a coherent strategy.
On Thursday, in remarks from the White House’s East Room, Trump said that strikes on Israel could “blow up” his diplomatic efforts to negotiate with the Iranian leadership and said he “didn’t want them going in”. He defended his decision to begin evacuating personnel because a strike “could well happen”.
We’re witnessing a historic test of two assumptions about Israel
Will Israel’s attack provide an opening for dissidents opposed to the Iranian regime?
By Natan Sharansky, human rights activist and former Soviet dissident, former Israeli government minister and deputy prime minister.
As we brace for Iran’s response and the possibility of a longer war to follow, we are also witnessing the historic test of two assumptions that have long guided Israeli and international policy.
The first is that Israel cannot eliminate the Iranian nuclear threat without active U.S. involvement.
… The second assumption being tested is that external pressure cannot precipitate the fall of the Islamic republic.

Sirens sound across Israel amid Iranian missile attacks
(Al Jazeera) Explosions in Tel Aviv as sirens sound across Israel amid Iranian missile attacks in response to Israeli strikes.
The Israeli military continues to launch waves of strikes against Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as major cities.
US President Donald Trump says it’s not too late for Tehran to halt the bombing campaign by reaching a deal on its nuclear programme.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Israel that it “must expect severe punishment” following the “crime” of attacking Iran and killing several top-level military commanders and six nuclear scientists.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the military operation will continue as long as necessary.
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US is “not involved” in the strikes and warns Iran against attacking American bases in the region.
What is behind Israel’s decision to attack Iran?
Israel believes Iran is a threat to its security despite Iran’s insistence that it doesn’t want nuclear weapons.

Iran Reels From Israeli Strikes on Nuclear Sites and Top Officials
Israel said it had damaged a key nuclear facility, and Iran said several military commanders were killed. President Trump warned Tehran to agree to new limits on its nuclear program or risk “even more brutal” attacks.
Iran was reeling on Friday from waves of Israeli strikes that decapitated its military chain of command and targeted a key nuclear facility, as President Trump urged Tehran to strike a deal curbing its nuclear program or risk “even more brutal” attacks.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the assault as a last resort to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran, which Israel views as an existential threat. The attacks, which the Israeli military said were continuing on Friday afternoon, also killed several top Iranian officials and nuclear scientists and hit Tehran’s long-range missile facilities and aerial defenses.

Israeli military strikes hit Iran nuclear targets; Iran state media says Revolutionary Guards commander killed
Iranian state media has confirmed the killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Commander Hossein Salami in an Israeli strike.
(The Guardian) … Israeli media is reporting that Friday’s strikes on Iran were enabled by “breakthrough intelligence” obtained by Israel in the past year, according to a senior IDF official. … Following Israel’s strike on Iran in October, “the Intelligence Directorate carried out an unprecedented concentration of efforts to build an opening blow against senior Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists,” the official adds.
In a statement, the Israeli military said Iran had been “working for decades to obtain a nuclear weapon. The world has attempted every possible diplomatic path to stop it, but the regime has refused to stop.”

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Trump warns of ‘massive conflict’ soon if Iran nuclear talks break down
Fears of possible Israeli strike against Iran and retaliation after IAEA issues strongest rebuke of Iran in 20 years
Donald Trump has warned that a “massive conflict” could break out in the Middle East soon if talks over an Iranian nuclear deal break down, amid concerns over a possible Israeli strike against Tehran.