Israeli security forces and the first response gather at the site of an Iranian strike that struck a residential neighborhood in the Ramat Aviv area on Tel Aviv on June 22, 2025.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday stated Tehran reserves all options to protect his sovereignty and people after “wild” US attacks In three main nuclear enrichment facilities at the Middle East site.
Iran also launched its 20th wave of missile strikes and drone against Israeli military objectives, according to media owned by the Iranian state. Israel’s defense forces on Sunday reported Sirens blazing due to further Iranian attack and added It had begun its rocket offensive in West Iran.
Two regional enemies have exchanged attacks since that of Israel sudden attack in Iran last week.
Tehran’s response comes after the SHBE carried out a direct military attack on Iran for the first time, a move that has dramatically attracted geopolitical tensions in the already volatile region.
Araghchi told social media that US attacks aiming at the nuclear countries Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan would have “permanent consequences”, adding that “every member of the United Nations should be alarmed for this extremely dangerous, legal and criminal behavior”.
In a particular postAraghchi accused the US and Israel of destroying recent efforts to achieve diplomatic progress.
“Last week, we were in negotiations with the US when Israel decided to blow up that diplomacy. This week, we held talks with E3/EU when the US decided to blow up that diplomacy,” Araghchi told X. E3 refers to the informal diplomatic group of Germany, France and Britain.
Addressing the nation on Saturday evening, US President Donald Trump said strikes in three of Iran’s nuclear countries were a “spectacular military success” that fully destroyed the main objects of the country’s enrichment.
The US president’s claim for the outcome of the operation could not be confirmed independently. The International Atomic Energy Agency and the Iranian Nuclear Security Center had not reported radiation or pollution in nuclear centers after attacks, since Sunday morning in London.
Protesters in support of Iran and Palestinians in Gaza hold flags and placards during a demonstration against the actions of Israel and the United States in Sydney on June 22, 2025.
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“There will be either peace, or there will be a tragedy for Iran much larger than we have seen over the past eight days. Remember, there are many goals left,” Trump said.
Israel welcome Trump’s intervention in conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “Trump’s bold decision will change history”.
Elsewhere in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman and the respective Katar governments all expressed deep concern in reaction to American encouragement in Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Lebanon, meanwhile, called “for restriction and the onset of constructive and serious negotiations to restore stability to the countries of the region,” according to a translated Google post from the Presidency.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres stated He was “heavily disturbed” by the use of force in the US against Iran, warning that “there is an increasing risk that this conflict could quickly come out of control.”
