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June 23, 2025

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THIS WEEK’S ANALYSIS

Geopolitical Roundup: Trump Achieves Only Symbolic Victory

by Batool Subeiti

The US objective with Iran is not tacking the nuclear program - that is the title and the excuse used to project Iran as a threat. The objective from everything happening is Iran's surrender - something US President Trump has openly said. If they curb Iran’s nuclear potential, they consider this a sign of surrender. Trump achieved a symbolic victory with the bombing of Iran’s nuclear site. In reality…

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A new TIME Magazine cover featuring the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei, has ignited a storm of criticism online, with users accusing the Western media of once again laying the groundwork for regime change in the Muslim world.

On Friday morning, two Palestine Action (PA) activists damaged two Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft after breaching Britain’s largest airbase, RAF Brize Norton.

Malaysia has launched a new campaign called the ‘1000 Flotilla’ to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza and deliver direct humanitarian aid.

Amid President Trump’s announcement of striking Iranian nuclear facilities in Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow, the Deputy Political Director of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting stated that three nuclear sites were evacuated a while ago.

While President Donald Trump posts online claiming peace through domination, what actually happened was more performative than powerful.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with diplomats from the E3 (France, Germany, UK) for the first time since Israel’s surprise attack on Iran. The talks centred on the future of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA).

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For decades, his name has echoed through Western headlines like a warning—invoked alongside missiles, sanctions, and war. To some, he is a faceless symbol of defiance. To others, the architect of resistance. But few outside Iran truly know who Sayyid Ali Khamenei is.

Israel’s escalating war on Iran has placed U.S. interests in an increasingly precarious position. The sixth round of already fragile nuclear talks, set to begin in Oman over the weekend, collapsed following a series of Israeli missile strikes last Friday that killed several senior nuclear scientists and IRGC commanders.

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Former UN weapons inspector and US military intelligence officer Scott Ritter joins TMJ News for an interview that exposes the deeper implications of Israel’s recent attack on Iran and the role the U.S. has played behind the scenes. From violations of international law to the growing threat of nuclear war, Ritter offers a hard-hitting assessment of what could be the most dangerous geopolitical crisis in decades. 

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