2025 armed conflict in the Middle East
Factsheet
Iran–Israel war Part of the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict
Belligerents
Israel
United States Iran
Houthis
Iraq
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
France
Houthis
Iraq
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
France
Iran–Israel war Part of the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) and the Iran–Israel proxy conflict
Belligerents
Israel
United States Iran
Houthis
Iraq
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
France
Houthis
Iraq
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
France
Wikipedia
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Iran–Israel war
14 hours ago - The Iran–Israel war (13 – 24 June 2025), also known as the Twelve-Day War, was an armed conflict in the Middle East. The war began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassinating prominent military leaders, nuclear scientists, and politicians, ...
Iran International
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Iran warns it may act before an attack if it detects a threat | Iran International
2 weeks ago - Iran erected banners across Tehran on Thursday threatening further attacks against Israel and a US base in Qatar, with state media publishing images of the banners showing maps and locations of strikes carried out during a 12‑day war in June.
In the News
NYTimes
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Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran - The New York Times
1 day ago - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran could retaliate by striking their countries.
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BBC
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US President Donald Trump aims to keep everyone guessing over Iran action
"If they do such a thing, we will take very strong action," the president replied, saying his endgame in Iran was "to win". Throughout Wednesday, there were growing signs that US military action might be imminent. American, Qatari and British personnel stationed at the giant Al-Udeid air base in Qatar were being relocated. US embassy staff and civilians in Saudi Arabia were told to remain vigilant, recalling similar instructions last June, hours before US bombers attacked Iran's nuclear facilities.
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Al Jazeera
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Trump’s bluffs: Why US strike on Iran remains real threat | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera
1 day ago - In the early hours of June 22, US B-2 Spirit bombers dropped fourteen bunker-busting bombs on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility, buried deep inside a mountain near Qom. The US also bombed nuclear facilities in Natanz and Isfahan using the most ...
Reuters
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Iran warns of retaliation if Trump strikes, US withdraws some personnel from bases | Reuters
2 days ago - "Tehran has told regional countries, from Saudi Arabia and UAE to Turkey, that U.S. bases in those countries will be attacked" if the U.S. targets Iran, the official said.
Al Jazeera
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Iran’s FM says no executions of protesters, as Trump lowers rhetoric | News | Al Jazeera
2 days ago - Trump has threatened to attack Iran, prompting Tehran to warn of retaliation amid growing fears of conflict.
Washington Post
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Israel and Iran secretly reassured each other in messages via Russia - The Washington Post
2 days ago - Days before protests erupted in Iran in late December, Israeli officials notified the Iranian leadership via Russia that they would not launch strikes against Iran if Israel were not attacked first.
Wikipedia
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Casualties of the Iran–Israel war
3 weeks ago - On 16 June, following Iranian ballistic missile attacks on Haifa and Tel Aviv, the death toll was reported to be eight, with approximately 100 individuals injured.
Iran International
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Israel warns US Iran missile drills may be cover for surprise attack - Axios | Iran International
2 weeks ago - Israel told the United States that the recent Iranian missile drills may conceal preparations for a potential strike, Axios said on Sunday, one day after Iran International reported unusual Iranian air activity spotted by Western intelligence agencies.
Al Jazeera
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6 hours ago - Tehran has warned it will retaliate against US military bases and Israel if Iran is attacked.
Iran International
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Trump authorized Iran attack after Tehran rejected deal - Washington Post | Iran International
2 weeks ago - Trump accused Iran of dragging out the talks while Tehran said Washington's demands were unreasonable and undermined their sovereignty. When no agreement was reached by the 61st day on June 13, Israel launched a surprise military offensive followed by US strikes on June 22 targeting key nuclear facilities in Isfahan, Natanz and Fordow. Trump said the attacks "obliterated" Iran's nuclear program, in an assertion disputed by Tehran, which denies seeking a nuclear weapons.
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Trump suggests possible US attack on Iran if Tehran kills protesters | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could take military action if Iranian authorities kill their citizens including those taking to the streets.
Published 3 days ago
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Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks, as hundreds killed in protests
5 days ago - Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has blamed the US and Israel for the unrest. "They have trained certain individuals inside the country and abroad, brought terrorists into the country from outside, set mosques on fire, and attacked markets and guilds in Rasht, setting the bazaar ablaze," he said without providing evidence.
Al Jazeera
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Iran protests updates: Tehran says will hit back at US, Israel if attacked | News | Al Jazeera
Iranian president calls for unity as protests triggered by an economic crisis escalate into the worst unrest in years.
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Reuters
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Deaths from Iran protests reach more than 500, rights group says | Reuters
5 days ago - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Israel and the U.S. was masterminding destabilisation and that Iran's enemies had brought in "terrorists ... who set mosques on fire ... attack banks, and public properties".
Iran International
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Israel’s attacks on Iran changed everything — or did they? | Iran International
November 21, 2025 - Israel accuses Hamas and Hezbollah, armed allies of Iran on its southern and northern fronts, of seeking to rearm and posing a threat to its forces. The two groups say Israel is violating internationally brokered ceasefires with the attacks.
NYTimes
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Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue - The New York Times
1 week ago - President Trump has been briefed in recent days on new options for military strikes in Iran as he considers following through on his threat to attack the country for cracking down on protesters, according to multiple U.S.
TIME
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'More Than 200 Reported Dead' in Tehran as Regime Opens Fire | TIME
1 week ago - Government public relations advisor Mashallah Shamsolvaezin said the Trump Administration wants to “encourage Iranians to take to the streets, and then, under the pretext of saving the people, attack Iran and implement the Venezuelan model here.” He noted that the government had taken a ...
The Guardian
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The Guardian view on Iran’s protests: old tactics of repression face new pressures | Editorial | The Guardian
4 days ago - The supreme leader is 86 years old and has suffered poor health. Iran’s axis of resistance is severely degraded and June’s 12-day war with Israel – plus the US attack on nuclear facilities – shattered the belief that the regime could provide physical security for its people even though ...