No justification for attack on Iran
Israeli and US hostilities against Iran are groundless and unjustifiable, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in an expression of support.
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- Russia Today
Hollywood seeded Iran war narrative for years
Screenwriters in Hollywood who 'say they are Jewish' have been planting pro-war narratives about Iran in mainstream entertainment for more than a decade, Wikileaks has claimed. Israel launched airstrikes on Iran earlier this month, claiming Tehran was close to creating a nuclear weapon. Over the weekend, the US also directly joined the conflict by bombing Iranian nuclear facilities. In a post on X on Sunday, Wikileaks stated that Hollywood writers 'who say they are Jewish' have been 'planting the mental seeds for war with Iran for years,' citing productions such as Top Gun: Maverick, Homeland, 24, and The Fifth Estate. The group shared a clip of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's speech at Oxford Union from 2013. In the video, he discussed The Fifth Estate – a biographical drama about Wikileaks – which opens with a side plot about a fictional Iranian nuclear bomb project. Assange recalled that the opening scene depicts Iranian scientists in Tehran assembling a bomb, with one character stating that the device could be operational within six months. 'How is it that such a lie got into a script about Wikileaks?' Assange asked, noting that at the time, 16 US intelligence agencies had already found that Tehran did not have a nuclear weapons program. Hollywood script writers who say they are 'Jewish' have been planting the mental seeds for war with Iran for years, including in Top Gun Maverick, Homeland, 24, and in the DreamWorks film on Julian Assange 'The Fifth Estate'. Excerpt from Oxford Union speech, 30 January 2013.… 'It is an attack against Iran,' Assange said, claiming that the scene 'fans the flames to start a war with Iran' and served the interests of the 'people in the system that want the war.' Prior to Israel's latest strikes, both the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and US intelligence agencies stated there was no evidence of an Iranian nuclear weapons program. Nevertheless, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has continued to insist that Tehran was on the brink of creating a bomb – a claim he has repeated for decades. At the UN General Assembly in 2012, he infamously used a cartoon bomb illustration to warn that Iran was 'months away' from a nuclear weapon, and made comparable statements throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Israel's attack has drawn international condemnation, including from Russia, which has said the strikes were illegal. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the operation 'an unprovoked aggression.' US involvement in Israel's campaign has also drawn criticism, with Moscow comparing it to the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War, which was started over false claims of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction. US President Donald Trump's decision to strike Iran has also met pushback from inside the White House. According to Reuters, Vice President J.D. Vance – an Iraq War veteran – opposed joining the Israeli offensive and warned during internal discussions that Israel was dragging the US into another war.
Russia Today
39 minutes ago
- Russia Today
‘No military solutions' to Israel–Iran crisis
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has called for a diplomatic resolution of the Israel-Iran conflict. Speaking during a phone call on Saturday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, El-Sisi urged the parties to prevent the cycle of violence from expanding. 'There are no military solutions to this crisis,' the Egyptian leader stressed. According to a presidential spokesman, El-Sisi reaffirmed Cairo's categorical rejection of Israel's continuing military escalation, describing it as 'a threat to the security and stability of the Middle East at a critical time when the region is experiencing multiple crises.' In an earlier statement on Saturday, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed 'deep concern' over the situation in Iran and condemned the rapid military escalation. It also reaffirmed Egypt's opposition to any violations of the UN Charter and international law, calling for full respect of state sovereignty. The latest conflict began on June 13, when Israeli fighter jets carried out a wave of strikes on Iranian strategic sites, including the uranium enrichment facility in Natanz. Israeli spies also targeted senior military officials and nuclear scientists in and around Tehran. Iran retaliated by launching dozens of ballistic missiles into Israeli territory. The conflict has continued to escalate since then, with both sides exchanging waves of missiles strikes, forcing populations underground and into hiding. On Sunday, US President Donald Trump announced that American forces had conducted a large-scale bombing campaign on three Iranian nuclear sites—Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan—claiming the facilities had been 'completely and totally obliterated.' The developments have sparked condemnation from several African governments. In a statement on Sunday, the South African Presidency pointed out Pretoria's 'sincerest hope that President Donald Trump would use his influence and that of the US government to prevail on the parties to pursue a dialogue path in resolving their issues of dispute.' The African state called on the US, Israel, and Iran to allow the UN to lead efforts toward a peaceful resolution. Earlier in June, Algeria's Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, during which he reiterated Algeria's unwavering condemnation of the Israeli strikes. Attaf characterized the attacks as an act of aggression and called on the UN Security Council to intervene and uphold international legal frameworks.
Russia Today
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- Russia Today
US Senator threatens India, China and Russia over Ukraine
US Senator Lindsey Graham is doubling down on a sanctions bill that would impose penalties on India, China, and Russia for their alleged actions in furthering the Ukraine conflict. The Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 was introduced in the US Senate in April, and would place significant tariffs on goods and services exported by countries that buy oil, natural gas, uranium, and petroleum products originating from Russia. 'I've got 84 co-sponsors for a Russian sanctions bill that is an economic bunker buster against China, India, and Russia for Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine,' Graham told MSNBC on Sunday. 'I think that bill's going to pass. It will be a tool in (US President Donald Trump's) toolbox to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the table.' US lawmakers are aiming to stop both India's and China's oil purchases, which they believe are fueling Russia's advances in Ukraine. In an interview with CBS News on June 15, Graham said, 'They should pay a price for propping up Putin's war machine. We should crush their economy.' Since 2022, both Asian countries have significantly upped their oil purchases from Russia. Russian crude accounted for over 35% of India's total oil imports in March 2025. In May, India emerged as the second-largest buyer of Russian fossil fuels, with estimated purchases totaling 4.2 billion euros, of which crude constituted about 72% of the total value, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 has been referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and will need to pass further legislative hurdles, including passage by the full Senate and House of Representatives, before making it to the desk of the president. The legislation, if passed, would lead to a 500% tariff on countries that buy Russian energy, uranium, and other raw materials. Before the G7 Summit in Canada, US President Donald Trump told journalists that he had a 'deadline' in his 'brain' and would decide when to act if it became clear that a peace deal between Moscow and Kiev could not be reached. He also stated that he was willing to impose sanctions against both Russia and Ukraine.
