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SvennoJ on 23 June 2025
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Main events on June 23rd

  • US President Trump announced on social media that Israel and Iran have agreed to a complete ceasefire, which would eventually lead to an end to the war.
  • Iran launched a missile attack at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which houses US troops, in retaliation for US strikes that targeted nuclear facilities in Iran on Sunday.
  • Qatar condemned the attack as a violation of its sovereignty, while the Defence Ministry said Qatari forces intercepted the missiles, adding that the incident resulted in no deaths or injuries.
  • The attack was condemned by many countries, including Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
  • Israel resumed bombing Iran’s capital, Tehran, and announced attacks on government and military sites. Iran also sent waves of missiles and drones into Israel, with blasts heard in multiple cities.
  • In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces continued to bombard the enclave, killing at least 43 people, including 13 aid seekers.
  • In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces shot and killed a 13-year-old boy near Ramallah.

‘Loud explosions’ rock Tehran: Report

Sounds of several explosions have been heard across the Iranian capital, according to the country’s Tasnim news agency, amid reports that a ceasefire deal between Iran and Israel was reached and will come into effect in the next few hours.

In a post on X, Tasnim also reports that Iran activated air defence systems to repel the latest attacks carried out by Israeli aircraft.

According to Hamshahri News, “loud explosions” were heard in the west and centre of Tehran, as well as in the western suburb of Karaj.

Drone attacks Iraq’s Taji military base: Report

An unidentified drone attacked a site at Iraq’s Taji military base north of Baghdad, the Iraqi state news agency INA reported, citing a military official. There were no casualties, the official said.

The Drop Site investigative news outlet earlier posted video clips on X showing the purported explosion at the Taji military base.



Reports of drone attack near Baghdad airport

Iran’s Tasnim news agency is citing sources saying that the Victory Base Complex, a cluster of former US military installations in Baghdad International Airport in Iraq, has been hit by a drone attack.