International Relations – Page 46 – War Watch

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Bank Transfer Signals Syria Is Making Strides in Ending Economic Isolation
ByNeil MacFarquhar and Reham Mourshed June 19, 2025June 19, 2025

The bank-to-bank transfer using the SWIFT system was symbolically important, indicating the war-torn country was reintegrating into the global financial community.

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Iran Has Its Back Against the Wall
ByRoger Cohen June 19, 2025June 20, 2025

The Iranian regime finds itself in its most difficult position 46 years after the revolution that brought it to power. But does it mean the end?

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Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles? The Answer May Shape the War.
ByPatrick Kingsley, Adam Rasgon, Ronen Bergman, Natan Odenheimer and Julian E. Barnes June 19, 2025June 20, 2025

Israel has a world-leading missile interception system but its bank of interceptors is finite.

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Civilian Casualties | Deaths (Fatalities) | International Relations | Iran | Iran-Israel Proxy Conflict | Iran's nuclear programme | Israel | Israel–Iran War | Missiles and Missile Defense Systems

Iranian Civilians Are Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including a Poet and an Equestrian
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Leily Nikounazar and Parin Behrooz June 18, 2025June 19, 2025

Israel has said it does not target Iranian civilians, but hundreds have died in the violence, among them a poet and her family, an equestrian and a graphic designer.

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Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for ‘Surrender’ in War With Israel
ByMatthew Mpoke Bigg, Natan Odenheimer and Michael Levenson June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

President Trump did not rule out U.S. military intervention on behalf of Israel, saying, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”

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If Trump Joins Israel-Iran Conflict, U.S. Troops in Mideast Could Be Vulnerable
ByLara Jakes June 18, 2025June 19, 2025

Iran’s leader vowed that his country would respond to any U.S. involvement in the war with Israel.

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Israel Further Alienates Would-Be Arab Allies in Attacking Iran
ByVivian Nereim June 18, 2025June 19, 2025

Wealthy Gulf countries are alarmed and anxious about Israel and Iran’s new war.

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Israel Says It Killed a Top Iranian Military Leader as Trump Calls for Iran’s Surrender
ByNatan Odenheimer, David E. Sanger, Farnaz Fassihi and Michael Levenson June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani had been in the job for mere days. News of his death came as President Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and threatened its supreme leader.

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Iran Is Preparing Missiles for Possible Retaliatory Strikes on U.S. Bases, Officials Say
ByJulian E. Barnes, Farnaz Fassihi, Eric Schmitt and Helene Cooper June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

American commanders have put troops on high alert throughout the region as fears of a wider war grow.

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‘Regime Change’? Questions About Israel’s Iran Goal Pressure Trump.
ByMichael Crowley June 17, 2025June 17, 2025

Israel’s military campaign reminds some of America’s ill-fated Middle East interventions, which President Trump has long denounced.

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