#IsraelIranConflict ### 🇮🇱🇮🇷 **#IsraelIranConflict – June 2025 Update**

The conflict between **Israel** and **Iran** has escalated significantly, marking one of the most dangerous confrontations in the Middle East in recent years. Here's a summary of key developments:

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#### 🔥 **Major Escalation (June 13, 2025)**

* **Israel launched "Operation Rising Lion"**, a large-scale military strike targeting Iran’s:

* Nuclear facilities

* Senior Revolutionary Guard commanders

* Prominent nuclear scientists

* Confirmed Iranian casualties include:

* **Hossein Salami** (Head of the IRGC)

* **Fereydoon Abbasi** & **Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi** (Nuclear scientists)

🔗 [Full story – The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/13/friday-briefing-the-search-for-answers-begins-amid-the-wreckage-of-air-india-flight-171)

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#### 🛩️ **Iran’s Retaliation**

* In response, Iran launched **over 100 drones** at Israel.

* Most drones were intercepted by Israel’s air defense systems.

🔗 [More – AP News](https://apnews.com/article/00234a06e5128a8aceb406b140297299)

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#### 🌍 **Global Reactions**

* **International concern is rising**:

* **U.K., Japan, and Saudi Arabia** have urged restraint.

* **U.S.** is distancing itself from Israel’s unilateral actions but is on alert in case its regional assets are threatened.

🔗 [More – Barron’s](https://www.barrons.com/articles/israel-goes-to-war-without-trump-the-u-s-may-be-drawn-in-anyway-51e928ec)

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#### 📉 **Wider Implications**

* Risk of a broader **Middle East war**.

* Potential disruption to **global oil markets** and **shipping routes**.

* Calls for emergency **UN Security Council meeting** are growing.

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