Israel-Iran conflict LIVE: Trump likens strikes on Iran to US bombing Hiroshima
The US President claimed that without the strikes, the conflict would still be ongoing
US President Donald Trump asserted on Wednesday (June 25) that his weekend strikes on Iran were comparable to the atomic bombings of Japan, arguing both were successful in concluding conflicts, according to a CNN report. During a NATO summit in the Netherlands, Trump said, "I don't want to use an example of Hiroshima. I don't want to use an example of Nagasaki, but that was essentially the same thing that ended that war." He further claimed that without the strikes, the conflict would still be ongoing.
"I don't think they'll ever do it again," Trump said about Iran's nuclear ambitions.
"They just went through hell. I think they've had it. The last thing they want to do is enrich.'He said he was awaiting a report from Israel on the damage assessments from Iran, which he said would vindicate his claims of "total obliteration."
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- 25 Jun 2025 4:19 PM IST
West Asia crisis Muslim world’s ‘internal fight for supremacy’: BJP
The crisis in West Asia, including the Israel-Iran conflict, is the fallout of the Muslim world’s “internal fight for supremacy”, the BJP said on Wednesday, expressing hope that the issue would soon be resolved peacefully.
“The West Asia crisis is nothing but a fight between Muslim countries for supremacy over one another. One pole of this fight is Saudi Arabia, the leader of the Sunni world, and the other pole is Iran, the leader of the Shia world,” BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi told reporters here.
Referring to the Israel-Hamas war, he said Iran thought that the entire Muslim world would side with it if it raised an “emotive issue” against Israel, but that did not happen.
“We hope that a positive spirit will emerge and the crisis in West Asia will be resolved peacefully soon,” said Trivedi.
- 25 Jun 2025 4:17 PM IST
Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza amid Iran-Israel ceasefire
Seven Israeli soldiers were killed Tuesday in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis when their armoured vehicle was struck by an explosive, an Israeli military official said Wednesday (June 25).
The announcement comes a day after witnesses and hospitals in Gaza said Israeli forces and drones opened fire toward hundreds of Palestinians waiting for aid in separate incidents in southern and central Gaza early Tuesday, killing at least 44.
- 25 Jun 2025 4:15 PM IST
Iran executes 3 more prisoners it accused of spying for Israel
Iran executed three more prisoners on Wednesday (June 25) over allegedly spying for Israel, its state-run IRNA news agency reported.
The hangings happened in Urmia Prison in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, which is the country's most northwest province.
The news agency cited Iran's judiciary for the news, saying the men had been accused of bringing “assassination equipment” into the country.
Iran has carried out several hangings during its war with Israel, sparking fears from activists that it could conduct a wave of executions after the conflict ended.
