Monday, June 23, 2025

NEWS SUMMARY-INTELLIGENCE REPORT MONDAY 6/23/2025*CEASEFIRE TALK IN ISRAEL-IRAN WAR*TRUMP AND RUSSIAN OFFICIAL DEBATE NUCLEAR WEAPONS*IRAN ATTACKS US BASE IN QATAR*PUTIN CONDEMNS US IRAN ATTACK*IS IRAN 'SECOND FRONT' OF UKRAINE WAR?*NATO NATIONS PLEDGE FIVE PERCENT GDP DEFENSE SPENDING*

 


         (SERVICE WHEN ABLE PERSONAL COMMITTMENTS LIMITING FULL SERVICE)




(Updated) Just after dawn on Tuesday in Israeli alerts for Iranian missiles a few hours ahead of an expected ceasefire announced by President Trump.


A residential area hit in the southern city of Beersheba a seven-story apartment building at least killed (Channel 12 Israel)


Injuries also reported in the attack...OSINTdefender "X" (Photo Embed)...OSINTdefender "X" (Photo of Damaged Building)...Israel National News...



              Kbar 57 "X" (Video of Explosion In Beersheba)



IN THE MOSCOW SUBURB OF KRASNOGORSK TWO PEOPLE HURT IN A UKRAINIAN DRONE ATTACK.    


THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION ON THE 17TH FLOOR OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING...RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



The US Supreme Court ruling in favor of deportations of illegal immigrants to third countries.



The 6-3 ruling with Chief Justice John Roberts and Conservatives in the majority three Liberal justices dissenting...BBC News



US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU HAVE AGREED TO STOP ATTACKING IRAN...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...


TRUMP DECLARING A CEASEFIRE THIS EVENING SAID TO START AT 7 AM TOMORROW MORNING ISRAEL TIME 12 MIDNIGHT EASTERN US TIME.



IRAN HINTING AT A CEASEFIRE WITH QATAR SAID TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN MEDIATION.  IRAN SAYING IF ISRAEL STOPS ATTACKING IRAN WILL ALSO STOP...MEHR NEWS IRAN...TIMES OF ISRAEL



Tonight, the Israel Defense Forces warning residents of Tehran's District 7 to evacuate ahead of more air attacks...Israel National News



IN THE NETHERLANDS DOZENS OF 'EXTINCTION REBELLION' DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED.   


THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO BLOCK A SUPERHIGHWAY CLOSED FOR THIS WEEK'S NATO SUMMIT...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)


"Russia has no intention to supplying nuclear weapons to Iran because, unlike Israel, we are parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty"



Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev rejecting US President Donald Trump's social media post earlier today...Tass Russia...


Trump challenging Medvedev's earlier comments about 'other nations' providing Iran with nuclear weapons due to Israeli and US attacks...Truth Social Post...


Mr. Medvedev noting his message was that nations other than Russia might provide nuclear arms to Iran.




Iran's Mehr News Agency reporting an attack on a US base in Syria.  Further details not given by the Iranian source...Mehr News Iran




Iranian missiles fired at Qatar with air defenses active this evening.    


The attack targeting a US air base that has no warplanes on its runways.



Qatar has condemned the attack vowing a response...Israel National News...


They were all moved to other parts of the Middle East...DD Geopolitics "X" (Video Embed Air Defense Missiles)...


Iran also said to have fired a missile in the direction of a US base in Iraq...TIMES OF ISRAEL



EARLIER THE AIRSPACE OF QATAR WAS CLOSED OTHER WARNINGS ISSUED TO BRITISH AND AMERICAN NATIONALS LIVING THERE.  


CHINA ALSO ISSUING A WARNING TO ITS CITIZENS NEAR THE US AIRBASE IN QATAR.


THIS INDICATED PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF AN ATTACK FROM IRAN...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS...


                                           (COMMENT)



THE WARNINGS INDICATE IRAN MAY HAVE TOLD OTHER NATIONS IN ADVANCE OF AN ATTACK.


QATAR A COUNTRY OF INTRIGUE UNDER THE TABLE DEALINGS WITH ISRAEL ABOVE THE TABLE DEALINGS WITH THE US LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S PLANE.



QATAR ALIGNED WITH TURKEY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND WAR ADVOCATE US SENATOR LINDSEY CLOSE TO TURKEY AND ITS PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN.



TURKEY ALIGNED WITH AZERBAIJAN NORTH OF IRAN WITH STORIES CIRCULATING AZERBAIJAN'S AIRSPACE USED BY ISRAEL TO ATTACK IRAN...



A NEW CALL FROM ISRAEL FOR RESIDENTS OF IRAN'S CAPITAL CITY OF TEHRAN TO EVACUATE.


THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES WARNING OF MORE ATTACKS IN THE COMING DAYS...THE HILL USA



Russia publicly revealing Serbia's support for the enemy in the Ukraine War.


The SVR intelligence service found arms shipments sent through third countries that ended up supporting Ukraine's military.


Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saying the issue has been raised with Serbia and it's hoped that such shipments of arms were a mistake that can be corrected...Tass Russia



TOP OFFICIALS IN COLOMBIA CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF 57 SOLDIERS KIDNAPPED BY LOCAL RESIDENTS UNDER THE CONTROL OF LEFT-WING DISSIDENTS FROM THE 'FARC' MOVEMENT.


THE KIDNAPPINGS IN A SOUTHWESTERN REGION OF THE COUNTRY NOTORIOUS FOR COCAINE PRODUCTION...RCN COLOMBIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)...BBC NEWS




The markets today. 


The Dow Jones Industrial Average up 374.96 points or .89 percent.


The NASDAQ rose 183.56 points or .94 percent.  


At 502 pm New York Time the price of oil is sharply lower at 67 dollars 30 cents a barrel down six dollars 53 cents or 8.84 percent...Marketwatch




The son of a former ruler of Iran calling for the overthrow of its current government.


Reza Pahlavi speaking at a news conference in Paris.



He is the son of the Shah overthrown in the Islamic Revolution of the late 1970's...DD Geopolitics "X"




ISRAEL ON THE ATTACK HITTING GOVERNMENT-RELATED TARGETS INCLUDING A PRISON IN IRAN'S CAPITAL CITY OF TEHRAN...ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS..



IRANIAN MISSILES LANDING IN ISRAEL THIS MORNING WITH NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR INJURIES REPORTED...(OSINTdefender "X")




PUTIN CONDEMNS US ATTACK ON IRAN, SITUATION POINTS TO 'SECOND FRONT' OF UKRAINE WAR

                           (NEWS AND COMMENT)


"This is an absolutely unprovoked act of aggression against Iran; it has no basis or justification"

      RUSSIA'S PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SPEAKING TODAY


Russian President Vladimir Putin says aggression against Iran has no basis or justification.


Putin speaking during his meeting with Iran's visiting Foreign Minister.


Mr. Putin seizing on the US attacks on Iran over the weekend to offer up his criticism...Tass Russia...



                                       (COMMENT)


Iran was provoked by the United States to go to war with it over the weekend.  


Iran taking the bait to attack the US opens up a 'second front' in the Ukraine War because of Russia's ties with Iran.


Iranian drones have been used by Russia in the war.


Any "regime change" in Iran would open up a second front for the Ukraine War allowing use of Iran against Russian interests in Central Asia not to mention Russia itself.



Also lurking in the wings Islamic Jihadist warfare against China in its western region populated by the Turkic Uyghur people.


A very dangerous situation indeed...



The Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Moscow early today for what he called a 'crucial meeting' with Russian President Vladimir Putin.


Mr. Putin has stated his support for Iran to have a peaceful nuclear energy program...Press TV Iran



AHEAD OF THE NATO SUMMIT MEMBER COUNTRIES SIGNING A LETTER PLEDGING FIVE PERCENT OF THEIR GDP TO BE SPENT ON NATIONAL DEFENSE.


IT WILL BRING THOSE NATIONS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S DEMAND FOR THAT LEVEL OF DEFENSE EXPENDITURE.



NOW ONE COUNTRY GETTING SOME WIGGLE ROOM WITHIN THE LETTER IS SPAIN WHO'S PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ SAID LAST WEEK HIS COUNTRY COULD NOT REACH THAT LEVEL.



SPAIN WILL GET TO DEFINE ITS DEFENSE SPENDING LOOSELY MR. SANCHEZ HAD SAID 2.1 PERCENT OF GDP WOULD BE AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SPENDING ON SPAIN'S MILITARY...NOS NETHERLANDS (TRANSLATION PROMPT)






OVER THE WEEKEND IN ALGERIA THREE KILLED IN A FOOTBALL (SOCCER) STADIUM WHEN THEY FELL FROM THE UPPER STANDS.


DOZENS OF OTHERS INJURED WHEN A SECURITY BARRIER GAVE WAY.



THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED AS FANS CLEBRATED THE LEAGUE TITLE VICTORY FOR A FOOTBALL TEAM...BBC NEWS


    THE UKRAINE WAR AGAINST RUSSIA

                                            (UPDATED WHEN ABLE)


        DEAD, WOUNDED IN RUSSIAN ATTACK ON KIEV


          DRONES SHOT DOWN BY RUSSIA OVERNIGHT



                        TASS RUSSIA ENGLISH NEWS



         RIA NOVOSTI RUSSIA (TRANSLATION PROMPT)



(Updated) At least five were wounded in a Russian drone attack on Ukraine early this morning...Israel National News...later reporting is that there were deaths in the attack on Kiev




23 Ukrainian drones down by Russian air defenses overnight into Monday...RIA Novosti Russia (Translation Prompt)


In other news...



NEW ZEALAND PLEDGING 16 MILLION NEW ZEALAND DOLLARS WORTH OF SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE (9.482 MILLION US DOLLARS).


PRIME MINISTER CHRISTOPHER LUXON SAYING HIS COUNTRY 'STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE'.


THE UKRAINE AID ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ALONGSIDE MR. LUXON'S PARTICIPATION IN THE NATO SUMMIT THIS WEEK.



NATIONS LIKE NEW ZEALAND IN THE 'INDO-PACIFIC' FACING CHINA ARE PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATO MEETING IN THE NETHERLANDS...ONE NEWS NEW ZEALAND

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