Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran does not seek war but if Israel and the United States attacked, Iran will stand against them „forcefully“.
„America and Israel seek to divide and destroy Iran, but no Iranian wants Iran to be divided“, he said in a pre-recorded TV interview.
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Europe just made war with Iran more likely
France, Germany, and the UK (E3) have announced they will trigger snapback sanctions on Iran at the United Nations. This will launch a 30-day process that will likely culminate in the full reinstatement of all U.N. sanctions lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. The move will carry four major consequences.
First, the U.N. Security Council will formally adopt the demand — pushed by Israel — that Iran cease all uranium enrichment. Israel designed this demand to sabotage nuclear diplomacy and edge the conflict toward war….
Tucker Carlson Interviews President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian
7:04 Is Iran Open to Diplomacy?
Israel must not be allowed to attack Iran again, ignite new war: President Pezeshkian
“We have no problem with negotiation. But the atrocities Israel has committed in the region and against our country, and its war crimes…have caused a crisis,” he said.
The president said that returning to the negotiating table has a prerequisite, which is based on a confidence-building attitude.
“Israel must not be allowed to attack again right in the middle of talks and ignite a new war,” Pezeshkian stated.
The Israeli regime launched a blatant and unprovoked act of aggression against Iran on June 13, assassinating many high-ranking military commanders and nuclear scientists in addition to civilians.
On June 22, the United States officially joined the war against Iran by launching attacks on three nuclear facilities in the country in violation of the United Nations Charter and the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Iran’s Pezeshkian under fire for backing renewed talks with US in Tucker Carlson interview
A day after stating he saw “no problem” in resuming indirect talks with the US over Tehran’s nuclear programme, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday faced backlash from critics who accused him of being “too soft” in response to last month’s attacks on the country, according to a report.
Tucker Carlson interviewt Irans Präsident Masoud Pezeshkian
Unredigiertes, ins Deutsche übersetztes Transkript:
Tucker [00:00:00] Herr Präsident, vielen Dank, dass Sie sich Zeit genommen haben. Es gibt eine Pause oder zumindest scheint es eine Pause im Krieg zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und dem Iran zu geben. Wie wird das Ihrer Meinung nach enden? Wie würden Sie sich ein Ende wünschen?
Masoud Pezeshkian [00:00:13] Wir waren die Initiatoren des Krieges. Wir haben diesen Krieg nicht begonnen und wir wollen auf keinen Fall, dass er weitergeht. Von Anfang an war es das Motto meiner Regierung, an dem ich mich immer gehalten habe, die nationale Einheit im Land zu fördern und auch den Frieden und die Ruhe sowie die Freundschaft mit den Nachbarländern und dem Rest der Welt zu stärken.
Tucker [00:00:45] Der amerikanische Präsident Donald Trump hat gesagt, dass die Vereinigten Staaten Ihre Anreicherungsanlagen bombardiert haben, weil die iranische Regierung sich geweigert hat, ihr Atomprogramm aufzugeben, und dass es keinen Frieden geben kann, solange der Iran dieses Atomprogramm nicht aufgibt. Wären Sie bereit, das Atomprogramm im Austausch für Frieden aufzugeben?
Masoud Pezeshkian [00:01:08] Ich möchte Ihnen erzählen, was passiert ist: Seit 1984 hat Netanjahu diese falsche Mentalität geschaffen, dass der Iran eine Atombombe anstrebt, und er hat unterstellt, dass der Iran in der Vergangenheit versucht hat, eine Atombombe zu entwickeln, und er hat dies in den Köpfen aller US-Präsidenten seitdem verankert und sie davon überzeugt, dass wir eine Atombombe haben wollen. Aber die Wahrheit ist, dass… in die Köpfe aller US-Präsidenten seitdem, um sie glauben zu machen, dass wir eine Atombombe haben wollen. Aber die Wahrheit ist, dass… Wir haben nie nach einer Atombombe gestrebt, weder in der Vergangenheit, noch in der Gegenwart oder in der Zukunft, weil dies falsch ist und im Widerspruch zu dem religiösen Dekret oder der Fatwa steht, die von seiner Eminenz, dem Obersten Führer der Islamischen Republik Iran, erlassen wurde. Es ist uns also religiös verboten, eine Atombombe anzustreben, und dies wurde dank unserer Zusammenarbeit mit der IAEO immer bestätigt, da sie immer vor Ort war, um dies zu überprüfen. Und um zu belegen, dass wir nie eine Atombombe wollten. Leider wurde diese Zusammenarbeit durch die rechtswidrigen Angriffe auf unsere Atomanlagen gestört.
Forget ‚total obliteration‘ — experts say Iran and U.S. need to negotiate
Iran has limited its interaction with IAEA inspectors for several years, although they were still allowed to monitor declared nuclear sites. On Wednesday, Iran‘s parliament recommended a bill that effectively suspended cooperation with the agency. On Thursday, the country‘s Guardian Council fully approved it.
Iran has made clear that the suspension does not mean it will pull out of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, but it will prevent IAEA inspections of Iran‘s bombed nuclear facilities.
„The Iranian regime has invested decades in its nuclear program and also an unparalleled amount of resources,“ says Stroul, of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. „So to think that after less than two weeks, they are just going to take a knee and abandon their entire nuclear ambitions is likely a short sighted approach.“
Iran foreign minister says US strikes on nuclear sites left „extensive and serious“ damage
Some background: The bill suspending cooperation with the watchdog is now on its final step before becoming law, having been sent to the country’s president for his signature. However, Iran’s supreme leader and the SNSC have decisive authority over how such policies are executed and whether cooperation is effectively suspended.
Iran-Israel ceasefire appears to hold under pressure from Trump
Trump scolded both sides for early violations of the truce he announced at 0500 GMT, but directed especially stinging criticism at Washington‘s close ally Israel over the scale of its strikes, telling it to „calm down now“.
He later said Israel called off further attacks at his command to preserve the deal to end a 12-day air war with Iran.
Both Iran and Israel sent signals the conflict was over, at least for now.
Fragile Israel-Iran truce appears to hold after Trump’s fury at initial violations
(Tue 24 Jun 2025 19.41 CEST)
The shaky truce between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding on Tuesday evening, after an extraordinary day in which a furious Donald Trump at one point personally intervened by calling Benjamin Netanyahu in order to get him to scale down an Israeli airstrike.
Waking in Washington to find the ceasefire he had brokered the night before had been violated by both sides, Trump told the media: “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”
Trump announces historic Iran and Israel ceasefire agreement to end ‘12 Day War‘
Published June 23, 2025 7:20pm EDT | Updated June 23, 2025 8:19pm EDT
President Donald Trump declared Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire after missile exchanges, claiming the ‘12-day war‘ will end following a phased implementation over 24 hours.
„CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE! It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE (in approximately 6 hours from now, when Israel and Iran have wound down and completed their in progress, final missions!), for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!“ Trump shared in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
Iraqi Defense Minister warns of firm response to any threat
On Sunday, Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Al-Abbasi warned that the country will respond firmly to any external threat or violation of Iraq’s sovereignty when necessary.
During a visit to the 9th Armored Division, Al-Abbasi stated that Iraq is capable of protecting its territory from any external or internal threat. He further noted that plans are underway to equip the armed forces with advanced technologies, while continuing to train and cooperate with international institutions to enhance defense capabilities.
Trump administration was anticipating retaliation from Iran, White House official says
“We knew they’d retaliate. They had a similar response after Soleimani,” the official said, referring to Qasem Soleimani, the Iranian commander killed in a US airstrike in 2020.
The official said initial assessments were that the missiles fired by the Iranians on Monday didn’t hit their intended targets. Qatar’s Defense Ministry said its air defenses intercepted an Iranian missile attack on the US air base in the country.
Explosions in Doha: Iranian Missiles Target US Base, Neutralized by Air Defenses
Explosions were reported over Doha, Qatar, as Iranian ballistic missiles targeted a US military base. Qatar‘s air defense systems successfully intercepted and neutralized the threat. The incident highlights rising tensions in the Gulf region and underscores the importance of robust defensive measures in securing key strategic locations.
Qatar intercepts Iranian missiles on Al Udeid Air Base, condemns “blatant aggression”
In turn, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the attack, calling it a “blatant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty, airspace, and international law.”
In a statement, the ministry said the missiles were launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and confirmed that Qatar‘s air defenses successfully intercepted them before they reached their target.
“Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the scale and nature of this act of aggression,” the ministry said, warning that such attacks pose a direct threat to regional security.
Iran launches missiles towards US bases in Qatar and Iraq
Iran said it launched a „devastating and powerful“ missile attack at the US‘s Al-Udeid base in Qatar on Saturday in retaliation for the US‘s strikes on their nuclear facilities over the weekend.
Eyewitnesses reported to Middle East Eye blasts across Doha.
Video footage shared with MEE showed missiles flying above the gleaming skyscrapers and marina of the Qatari capital. In another video air defence systems appeared to be engaging the missiles.
Israel fordert atomaren Angriff auf den Iran
(July 22, 2006)
„Washington Times“, 31.01.2003,
Bush genehmigt Einsatz von Atomwaffen
Im geheimen „National Security Presidential Directive (NSPD) 17“ Dokument genehmigt die US-Regierung den präventiven Einsatz von Atomwaffen, explizit zum Ausschalten unterirdischer Anlagen oder falls Alliierte mit chemischen oder biologischen Waffen angegriffen würden, so die Washington Times.
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Boston Globe, 25.01.2005,
Der Chef des Mossad, Meir Dagan, sagt, daß der Iran an der Schwelle zur Anreicherung von Uran steht und innerhalb von 2 Jahren Atomwaffen produzieren könnte.
Dazu Dick Cheney:
„Wenn die Israelis wirklich zu der Überzeugung gelangt sind, daß der Iran Nuklearkapazitäten hat,… dann könnten sie entscheiden zuerst zu handeln und den Rest der Welt sich darum kümmern lassen den diplomatischen Scherbenhaufen hinterher wegzumachen.“
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New Yorker, 08.04.2006 (Anm.: 17. April 2006 später vermerkter Erscheinungstermin), Seymour Hersh:
Laut Hersh plant die Bush-Administration und das Pentagon den Einsatz von atomaren B61-11 „bunker busters“ gegen Iran´s unterirdischen Einrichtungen wie in Natans (Natanz). Anders seien Anlagen, die wie Natans unter 75 Fuß Erde und Gestein liege, nicht zu zerstören.
Kommentar eines Air-Force-Planers: „Es ist eine harte Entscheidung. Aber wir fällten sie in Japan.“
Die Entscheidung zur Option eines Atomkrieges rief offenbar größte Unruhe im Generalstab der US-Militärs hervor, einige Offiziere hätten mit Rücktritt gedroht, es wurde verlangt diese Option vom Tisch zu nehmen.
Doch das Weiße Haus habe das zurückgewiesen. „Was wollt Ihr denn? Die Option kam doch von Euch.“
Ein früherer Regierungsbeamter berichtete, die Bush Administration ginge von der irrwitzigen Annahme aus, daß das iranische religiöse Regime durch eine schwere Bombardierung zusammenbrechen und von der Bevölkerung gestürzt würde.
The Iran Plans
(April 9, 2006)
One of the military’s initial option plans, as presented to the White House by the Pentagon this winter, calls for the use of a bunker-buster tactical nuclear weapon, such as the B61-11, against underground nuclear sites. One target is Iran’s main centrifuge plant, at Natanz, nearly two hundred miles south of Tehran. Natanz, which is no longer under I.A.E.A. safeguards, reportedly has underground floor space to hold fifty thousand centrifuges, and laboratories and workspaces buried approximately seventy-five feet beneath the surface. (…)
The lack of reliable intelligence leaves military planners, given the goal of totally destroying the sites, little choice but to consider the use of tactical nuclear weapons. “Every other option, in the view of the nuclear weaponeers, would leave a gap,” the former senior intelligence official said. “ ‘Decisive’ is the key word of the Air Force’s planning. It’s a tough decision. But we made it in Japan.”
Alarm as White House Says Trump Has Not Ruled Out Dropping Nuclear Weapon on Iran
(June 19, 2025)
An unnamed Trump administration official told Fox News senior White House correspondent Jaqui Heinrich that „none of the options are off the table,“ denying a Guardian report that said the president was „not considering using a tactical nuclear weapon“ on Iran‘s heavily entrenched Fordow nuclear site.
Trump‘s reported consideration of a nuclear option comes amid internal concerns that the 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs the U.S. possesses within striking distance of Iran would be insufficient to destroy Fordow.
US officially enters war, Iran vows: ‚You will pay‘
Iran and the U.S. were participating in indirect nuclear negotiations before the war broke out. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking at an OIC meeting in Ankara, stated clearly that what the U.S. obliterated with its Sunday strikes – and earlier ones it helped Israel carry out – wasn‘t Iran‘s nuclear facilities, „but rather diplomacy.“ During the ongoing aerial campaign against Iran, at least 400 civilians have been killed and 2,000 injured according to the latest Health Ministry figures.
Trump Has Bombed Iran. What Happens Next Is His Fault.
Again, Iran explicitly warned it would attack the US military if the US military did the thing it just did. If and when these retaliatory strikes come, the warmongers will try to argue that this is a valid reason to escalate this war. They will be lying. They chose to make this happen.
Whatever transpires from this point on is the fault of Donald Trump and the unelected thugs he listens to. If US troops are killed, the war sluts in Washington and the Pentagon propagandists in the press will list their names and bandy about their photos and demand that their deaths be avenged with further acts of war — but it will not be Iran’s fault that they died.
It will be Trump’s fault. It will be the fault of everyone whose decisions led up to bombs being dropped on Iranian energy infrastructure, and the fault of everyone who put those soldiers in harm’s way.
None of this needed to happen. Iran was at the negotiating table. The Iran deal was working fine before Trump shredded it to put us on this terrible trajectory. The warmongers artificially manufactured this situation and knowingly inflicted this horror upon our world.
Michael Brenner: Over the Brink
Potential consequences are catastrophic. This action is in violation of the explicit Constitutional provision that Congress alone has the power to declare war. That fundamental fact gets barely mentioned in whatever public discourse has taken place.
The termination point of this reckless path to war will find the U.S. despised in the world — whatever the immediate military outcome. At home, the nation will demonstrate once again that it has become incapable of shame, and that whatever self-respect survives will be in the form of that confected adulation that egoists apply to themselves.
Trump-Netanyahu-Grossi evil triangle plus Merz’s delight
Now, there is little doubt that Grossi is an agent of the CIA. It is for this reason that Mike Pompeo, the CIA chief and secretary of state in Trump’s first administration, backed Grossi as the director general of the IAEA against his rival, Cornel Feruta from Romania.
On June 18 new German chancellor Friedrich Merz also tried to show his servitude to Israel by praising Israel’s attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites, saying, “I can only say I have the greatest respect for the fact that the Israeli army and the Israeli government had the courage to do this.”
It is astonishingly surprising that strikes on nuclear sites, which are a war crime under international law, and are being lauded by the German leader.
EU says Iran must not have ‚nuclear weapon‘ after US strikes
EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, has warned that Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, calling it a threat to international security.
Iran condemns U.S. strike on nuclear facilities as ‚criminal act of aggression‘
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran condemns in the strongest possible terms the United States’ brutal military aggression against Iran’s peaceful nuclear facilities—a grave and unprecedented violation of the fundamental principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international law,” the statement began.
The Iranian government squarely placed responsibility on Washington for their “heinous crime” and warned of “dangerous consequences and far-reaching implications.”
Donald Trump says US has struck Iranian nuclear sites
22 June 2025 01:25 BST
Donald Trump has announced in a social media post that the US has „completed our very successful attack“ on three nuclear sites in Iran.
„We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,“ Trump wrote on Truth Social on Saturday evening.
„All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow,“ he said.
„All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!
OIC to hold special session on Israel-Iran conflict at Iran’s request
The number of participants is anticipated to reach around 1,000, marking a record high-level attendance compared to previous sessions.
Heads of delegation from participating countries include 43 ministers and five deputy ministers.
Iran’s FM to attend Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meet in Turkey on Saturday, source says
(June 19, 2025)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi is expected to attend a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Istanbul on Saturday, a Turkish foreign ministry source says, as fighting rages between Israel and Iran.
The source says a special session of the 51st OIC Council of Foreign Ministers is expected to focus on Israel’s recent strikes against Iranian nuclear and military sites, including today’s attack on the Khondab nuclear site in Arak.
Israel strikes Iranian nuclear plant in Isfahan as FM arrives in Turkey for talks
Israel attacked Iran‘s Isfahan nuclear site in the early hours of Saturday, the Fars news agency reported, saying there were no hazardous leaks or risk to the population. (,,,)
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Istanbul on Saturday, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, for a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as the conflict with Israel rages.
Exclusive: European ministers to hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday in Geneva, source says
(June 18, 2025)
The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Britain plan to hold nuclear talks with their Iranian counterpart on Friday in Geneva, a German diplomatic source told Reuters.
The ministers will first meet with the European Union‘s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas, at Germany‘s permanent mission in Geneva before holding a joint meeting with the Iranian foreign minister, the source said.
CNN reporter visits hospital struck in Israel
CNN‘s International Diplomatic Editor, Nic Robertson, reports from Beer Sheva, Israel, where a hospital was struck during an Iranian attack. Iran said it was targeting an Israeli intelligence and command center “near a hospital.” There have been no reported deaths from the strike.
Israel strikes Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, state television says
Israel has attacked Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, Iranian state television said Thursday.
The report said there was “no radiation danger whatsoever” and that the facility had already been evacuated before the attack.
Israel had warned earlier Thursday morning it would attack the facility and urged the public to flee the area.
Trump to make Iran decision ‚within the next two weeks‘ given ‚chance‘ of negotiations, Leavitt says
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that President Donald Trump will make a decision on the U.S. becoming involved in Israel‘s conflict with Iran within the next two weeks.
„I have a message directly from the president, and I quote, ‚based on the fact that there‘s a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks,'“ Leavitt said at a White House briefing quoting Trump.
„That‘s a quote directly from the president for all of you today.“