What You Missed While Asleep — June 18, 2025
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⚔️ Full Morning Report: Overnight Escalation — What You Missed
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🇮🇱 ISRAEL STRIKES TEHRAN IN LARGEST RAID TO DATE
• Over 50 Israeli warplanes conducted coordinated strikes deep inside Tehran, targeting:
• A nuclear centrifuge facility
• The Khojir Missile Production Complex
• Imam Hussein University, an IRGC-affiliated institution
• Industrial hangars and depots in Tehran’s District 18
• Explosions rocked Tehranpars, Hakimiyeh, Robat Karim, and Parand, triggering full-scale air defense activation by Iranian forces.
• Reports confirmed Israeli munitions also targeted Tehran’s refineries.
• Al Jazeera: Israeli airstrikes were actively intercepted over Tehran, though many missiles reached their targets.
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🇮🇷 IRAN’S RESPONSE: MISSILE STRIKES & DRONE WARFARE
• Iran responded with a new wave of Fattah-1 missiles, claiming:
• Successful penetration of Israeli missile defense shields
• “Full control” of airspace over occupied territories
• Launch of Operation True Promise 3, marking the 11th wave
• “Collapse of Israeli air defense myth” as shelters in Tel Aviv were shaken.
• Israeli Home Front issued siren alerts in Upper Galilee, the Dead Sea, and across central regions due to:
• Drone infiltration attempts
• Detected missiles intercepted mid-air
• Thousands of Israelis were evacuated after strikes damaged residential zones.
• Tel Aviv: Potential demolition of several buildings under inspection
• Hundreds relocated to hotels per Maariv reports
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🇵🇸 GAZA STRIKES CONTINUE: RISING CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL
• Israeli air raids struck multiple residential and aid areas in Gaza, including:
• Al-Zaytoun (Gaza City) – 8 casualties
• Khan Younis (Nasser Hospital) – 5 killed or injured in tents
• Al-Maghazi (Al-Aqsa Hospital) – 6 killed and wounded
• Aid center (Al-Awda Hospital) – 10 killed, 70+ injured
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🇺🇸 U.S. ON THE BRINK OF MILITARY INTERVENTION
• Trump’s National Security Council met overnight. No final decision made yet, but:
• ABC News: Next 24–48 hours critical for diplomacy or military action
• Trump administration signals readiness if Iran doesn’t halt uranium enrichment
• U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and VP JD Vance may soon meet Iranian counterparts if talks resume
• Trump: “We know where [Khamenei] is hiding”
• Polls show Americans divided:
• 60% oppose U.S. military involvement
• 16% support intervention
• 56% prefer diplomatic negotiations
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🌍 GLOBAL REACTIONS: DIPLOMACY OR DISASTER?
• France’s Macron warns:
“Military strikes to change regimes are historic mistakes.”
• Italy’s Meloni: Criticizes Russian mediation in the Israel-Iran war
• Japan’s PM: “Iran’s nuclear development is unacceptable.”
• India & 17 nationalities: Evacuations underway from Iran via Armenia and Azerbaijan
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🧠 Strategic Implications
• Both Israel and Iran have crossed new red lines in terms of target depth and strategic scale.
• The U.S. remains the pivot point—whether diplomacy or military escalation prevails may depend on Trump’s decision in the next 48 hours.
• Civilian risk is rapidly increasing on all fronts—from Tehran to Tel Aviv to Gaza.
