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Iranian - Israeli War News roundup for June 24th, 2025: Both Iran and Israel claim the win, but Iran arrested 700 for spying for Israel, hanged 3 more
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.Iran's Security Council Declares Victory Over Israel [Regnum] Iran won and forced Israel to stop attacks on its territory. This was reported on June 24 by the Al Jazeera TV channel, citing the Security Council of the Islamic Republic.  Hooooboy — that’s funny!"We forced the enemy to repent, admit defeat and stop aggression unilaterally. Our armed forces are ready to respond decisively and painfully to any hostile actions of the enemy," the statement said. In addition, the Security Council clarified that Iran's armed forces remain on alert, and the country's leadership does not trust the enemy's statements. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the evening of June 23, US President Donald Trump announced that Tehran and Tel Aviv had agreed to maintain a ceasefire. According to him, Iran was to stop the strikes first, and Israel 12 hours later. Then Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said no such agreement had been reached. Israel's N12 TV channel also reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had asked ministers not to comment on the ceasefire deal with Iran. The following day, Netanyahu's office issued a statement that Tel Aviv had eliminated Tehran's nuclear and missile threats and had achieved all military objectives against the Islamic Republic. In addition, Israel, in full coordination with the head of the White House, had accepted the initiative for a bilateral ceasefire. However, on the night of June 24, Iran fired missiles that hit a seven-story building in the Israeli city of Be'er Sheva. Several explosions had previously occurred in different parts of Israel. The country's Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the IDF to respond decisively to Iran's violation of the ceasefire.
Israel says military operation against Iran has achieved its goals The Israeli authorities have eliminated threats in the nuclear and missile spheres of Iran and thus were able to achieve all the goals of the military operation against the Islamic Republic. This statement was made on June 24 by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Last night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security cabinet meeting with the Defense Minister, the Chief of the General Staff and the head of Mossad to announce that Israel not only achieved all the goals of Operation People Like a Lion, but exceeded them," the statement said. Israel is said to have managed to eliminate the alleged dual threat posed by Iran in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields. The office noted that in connection with this, the Israeli side, in full coordination with US President Donald Trump, accepted his initiative for a bilateral ceasefire. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on the morning of June 24, at least nine people were killed as a result of Israeli army strikes on the northern Iranian province of Gilan. In addition, four residential buildings were destroyed in Israeli attacks. Trump announced on the evening of June 23 that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. Later, the American president announced that it had entered into force and asked the parties to the conflict not to violate the ceasefire. On June 24, Reuters reported that Iran, with Qatar's mediation, accepted the US proposal for a ceasefire with Israel. Even more from regnum.ru Nine killed in Israeli air strike on Iran's Gilan province At least nine people were killed as a result of Israeli military strikes on the province of Gilan, located in northern Iran. This was reported on June 24 by the Iranian agency Tasnim. "Nine citizens were killed and 33 were injured. Of the total number of victims, five were hospitalized, and 28 are being treated as outpatients," the agency's Telegram channel said. Four residential buildings were also destroyed in the Israeli strike. As reported by the Regnum news agency, earlier on June 24, the Israeli state broadcaster Kan reported that the death toll from Iran's strike on the city of Be'er Sheva in Israel had risen to four. At night, Iranian missiles hit a seven-story building in the city. US President Donald Trump announced on the evening of June 23 that Iran and Israel had agreed to a ceasefire. According to the American leader, Tehran would stop the strikes first, and Tel Aviv would stop 12 hours later. Trump also promised that after 24 hours and a complete ceasefire, the world would see a complete end to the 12-day war between Iran and Israel. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi later said that no such agreement had been reached. At the same time, he indicated Tehran's readiness not to strike if the Israeli side ceases attacks no later than 04:00 local time. Israeli TV channel N12 reported earlier that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the Jewish state's ministers not to comment on reports of a ceasefire agreement with Iran. More from regnum.ru Israel General Staff: Campaign Against Iran Not Over, Focus Shifts to Gaza Israel's military campaign against Iran is not over, it will have a new phase, but at the moment the attention of the Israeli military is shifting to actions in the Gaza Strip. This statement was made by the Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir following an operational meeting on June 24. "We have completed an important stage, but the campaign against Iran is not over. We are entering a new stage, building on the achievements of the current one," the IDF Spokesperson's Office quotes him as saying. According to the Israeli Chief of Staff, the military operation against Iran has "set back by years" the republic's alleged nuclear program and missile project. He added that "despite this phenomenal achievement," the IDF must remain focused. "Now the focus is turning back to Gaza - to bringing the hostages home and destroying the Hamas regime," Zamir concluded. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 23, US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had reached an agreement on a complete ceasefire. According to him, after the 24-hour ceasefire, it will mark the complete end of the 12-day war. At the same time, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that there is no such agreement. Shortly before this, the military of the Islamic Republic launched a missile attack on the American Al-Udeid base in Qatar. The Iranian Armed Forces emphasized that this was a response to aggression from Washington, which attacked Iranian facilities on the night of June 22. On June 24, Trump said he would have to calm Israel down after the ceasefire with Iran was violated. The head of the White House expressed dissatisfaction with both sides of the conflict, noting that Tel Aviv's actions in this regard are of particular concern to him. On the same day, adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Dmitry Gendelman announced the decision to stop strikes on Iran following telephone conversations between the Prime Minister of the Jewish state and the American leader. Iran arrested 700 people accused of wartime ties with Israel, state-affiliated media says [IsraelTimes] Iran has arrested 700 people accused of ties with Israel during the 12-day conflict, the state-affiliated Nournews reports. Iran hangs 3 men accused of spying for Israel, in 3rd set of executions of alleged Mossad agents within days [IsraelTimes] Iran says it executed three men accused of spying for Israel, the day after a truce between the two countries came into effect. “Idris Ali, Azad Shojai and Rasoul Ahmad Rasoul, who attempted to import equipment into the country to carry out assassinations, were arrested and tried for… cooperation favoring the Zionist regime,” the judiciary says, referring to Israel. “The sentence was carried out this morning… and they were hanged.” The executions took place in Urmia, a northwestern city near the border with Turkey, the judiciary says, sharing photos of the three men in blue prison uniforms. Tehran regularly announces the arrest and execution of agents suspected of working for foreign intelligence services, particularly Israel. After the Iran-Israel war erupted on June 13, Tehran vowed swift trials for people arrested on suspicion of collaborating with its arch-foe. It carried out executions of men accused of being Mossad agents on both Sunday and Monday. Iran is the world’s second-most prolific executioner after China, according to human rights groups, including Amnesty International. In the hour before the ceasefire started, Iran fired 6 salvos at Israel, 20 missiles total, killing 4 [IsraelTimes] In the hour before the ceasefire was set to take effect, Iran fired six separate salvos at Israel, totaling some 20 missiles. The use of successive small barrages aimed at different parts of the country, which had also been employed a day earlier, marked a stark shift from the early days of the war, when Iran would seek to overwhelm Israel’s missile defenses with large-scale volleys of up to 60 missiles at a time. According to some experts, the apparent change in strategy was a reflection of Iran’s attempts to squeeze what it could out of an increasingly depleted missile stockpile. In Tuesday morning’s case, the attack destroyed an apartment building in Beersheba and killing four people who had been sheltering in safe rooms. Posted by: badanov 2025-06-25 |
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