L'Orient Today

15/06/2025

Two "Iranian" drones launched towards Israel have been shot down in Iraq by the U.S.-led international coalition against jihadists stationed at the Ain al-Assad base in the western desert, two Iraqi military officials told AFP on Sunday.

An Iraqi military official justified the engagement by stating that the international coalition might have targeted these drones because they were within its perimeter and these troops aimed at any potential threat.

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📸 AFP

15/06/2025

Ahmad al-Sharaa, dressed in a simple white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, aviator sunglasses, and a beard trimmed even shorter than his last appearance, mingles with the crowd in the gardens of Tishreen Park in central Damascus.

Hand-in-hand with his wife, Latifa al-Droubi, who wears a fitted long coat and a light-colored scarf, the couple is surrounded by a large es**rt in suits, armed with machine guns. Some are allowed through to shake hands with the interim president and first lady.

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📸 AFP

15/06/2025

The attack is unprecedented. Blending sabotage, concealed vehicles, offensive weapons used deep inside Iran by Mossad commandos, and a secret military base from which drones were launched, the opening phase of Operation “Rising Lion” has been hailed as a “success” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

At dawn on Friday, June 13, the Islamic Republic was once again struck at its core — this time targeting not only the Natanz nuclear site, but also top Iranian security and nuclear officials.

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📸 AFP

14/06/2025

The death toll of the Iranian ballistic missile impact in Tamra, a town east of Haifa, in northern Israel, rises to three, according to first responders cited by Israeli media.

Iran's Ministry of Defense headquarters in Tehran have reportedly been attacked by Israel, according to reports from the semi-official news agency Tasnim, cited by Reuters.

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14/06/2025

Israel's bombing if Iran's uranium enrichment facilities, including its biggest, in Natanz, on Friday, has raised concerns about the risk of radioactive pollution spilling out into neighboring towns and cities, and seeping into the environment.

L'Orient-Le Jour interviewed Bilal Nsouli, director of the Atomic Energy Center at the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (NCSR), who is closely monitoring the situation. According to him, there is no need to worry for the moment.

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14/06/2025

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei swiftly appointed new heads of the Revolutionary Guard and the armed forces to replace senior commanders killed in targeted Israeli airstrikes on Friday morning.

In two separate decrees, Khamenei named Mohammad Pakpour as the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), succeeding Hossein Salami, and appointed Abdolrahim Mousavi as chief of the armed forces general staff, replacing Mohammad Bagheri.

Ghadir Hamadi writes...

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📸 AFP

14/06/2025

The conflict between Tehran and Tel Aviv, which is omnipresent on the domestic scene and a key factor on the regional stage, has taken on unprecedented proportions in recent decades.

In the early hours of Friday, June 13, 2025, Israel launched an attack on Iran's military and nuclear sites, citing threats from Tehran amid stalled nuclear negotiations. The airstrikes, which Iran branded a"declaration of war," killed several high-ranking military officials, including Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander Hossein Salami.

To help contextualize this unprecedented escalation, we invite you to revisit this article, originally published Oct. 17, 2024.

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13/06/2025

Israeli emergency services report that at least 21 people were injured in the Iranian missile attacks.

22:54 Beirut Time Israeli emergency services report that at least 21 people were injured in the Iranian missile attacks. 22:52 Beirut Time Police are evacuating residents of a...

13/06/2025

Here's a detailed map showing the sites targeted by Israeli strikes in Iran during Operation 'Rising Lion'.

🗺️ Jaimee Lee Haddad/ L'Orient Today

13/06/2025

Here are the Iranian officials killed by the Israeli strikes on Iranian military and nuclear targets the morning of June 13th.

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13/06/2025

A senior Revolutionary Guards commander, Gholam Ali Rashid, was also killed in Israel's attack, according to Iranian media.

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13/06/2025

🔴 Israel carried out a 'preemptive strike' against Iran, announced Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. He also declared a state of emergency in Israel.