Foreign Affairs

Homeland Security officials issued a heightened alert to Americans this week, warning of increased risks following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. An advisory released June 22 forecasts likely cyberattacks by low-level “hacktivists,” and cautions that more coordinated assaults could follow if Iran’s leadership issues religious calls for retaliation on U.S. territory.

Iran’s parliament escalated tensions by endorsing a Hormuz closure following U.S. airstrikes on its nuclear sites.

Iran warned the United States that it will be the ones to "end" the conflict between itself and Israel following the U.S. striking nuclear facilities.

Rick Stengel, a former Obama official and MSNBC political analyst, recently ignited criticism, just three days before US President Donald Trump launched a B-2 bomber strike targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.

Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and other prominent human rights groups slammed Israel’s actions but stayed silent on Iran’s recent strike on Soroka Medical Center.

On June 22, 2025, Israel's Shin Bet and IDF announced they successfully recovered the bodies of three individuals—Ofra Keidar (71), Yonatan Samerano (21), and Staff Sgt. Shay Levinson (19).

Republican lawmakers strongly rebuked Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after she suggested President Trump should be impeached over his June 21 airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

Former Republican strategist Scott Jennings sharply rebuked ex-DNC spokesperson Xochitl Hinojosa during a CNN “State of the Union” panel.

B‑2 stealth bombers have returned to Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri following their deployment in the U.S.-led air campaign against Iran’s nuclear facilities.

A jihadist suicide bomber attacked the Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church on June 22, 2025, during Sunday mass in the Dweila suburb of Damascus.