Thursday, June 19, 2025

Israel vs Iran - Further Escalation


Last News: The Iranian Foreign Minister is on his way to Geneva
for diplomatic talks with representatives from France, Germany &
Britain tomorrow Friday June 20.



June 19, 2025 12:44
The number of casualties in Iran's strikes on Israel on Thursday rose to 147 people.


The Israeli ambulance service and local media reported that the number of injuries from the Iranian rocket attacks on Thursday [June 19] rose to 147.

[The Israeli paper] Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Iranian attacks injured approximately 37 people in Holon, 42 in central Tel Aviv, 21 in Beersheba, 13 in Ashkelon, and 3 in Ashdod.

Iran announced on Thursday morning that it had targeted the headquarters of the Israeli army leadership and an intelligence headquarters, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA.


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June 19, 2025 12:14
Bulgaria closes its embassy in Tehran as war between Israel and Iran escalates.


Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Yelichev said that Sofia closed its embassy in Tehran and evacuated diplomats and their families to neighboring Azerbaijan as the war between Israel and Iran intensified.

Gelayazkov explained that the country had evacuated 12 people from the embassy and their families after Israel issued orders to evacuate the third district of Tehran.

He added, "The Bulgarian embassy is located in the area right next to this area, and we decided that the diplomatic team would leave the country," and he pointed out that the embassy would continue its work from Baku.

He said that the employees drove for 6 hours in a convoy to the border, where they waited another 6 hours due to border inspections.


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June 19, 2025 12:12 Israel: We have bombed Iranian nuclear sites in Bushehr, Isfahan, and Natanz and will continue to target other facilities.

A spokesperson for the Israeli army said on Thursday that army forces had bombed Iranian nuclear sites in Bushehr, Isfahan, and Natanz, and continued to target other facilities.

Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli military said 40 fighter jets participated in the attack on Iran's Arak nuclear reactor and other military targets during airstrikes.


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June 19, 2025 12:09 Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping strongly condemn Israel's actions that violate international law.

During a phone call with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned "Israel's actions that violate international law," as the Israeli-Iranian war entered its seventh day.

The two presidents emphasized that "there will be no military solution to the issues related to Iran's nuclear program except through political and diplomatic means," according to the Kremlin.

The Kremlin noted that the two leaders also discussed the escalation of tensions in the Middle East.


[الشرق الأخبار on June 19 at noon]




Title of the above video: " سقوط صاروخ إيراني على مستشفى في إسرائيل"
" An Iranian missile fell on a hospital in Israel ". Scenes from
Tel Aviv (تل أبيب) and Beersheba (بئر السبع) where Iranian missiles
crashed this morning. Beersheba is situated in Israel's most
southern part comprising the Negev desert. It is in Beersheba
that a hospital was hit near a targeted military installation.

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