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Trump ‘seriously considers’ Iran strikes as Israel eyes ‘regime change’

The president is reportedly toughening his stance on direct action against the Islamic Republic, including the use of so-called ‘bunker busting’ bombs

By Jacob Jaffa

2 min read

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June 18, 2025 10:04

President Trump reportedly 'seriously considered' direct strikes against Iran during the latest meeting of the National Security Council (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 621: Trump ‘considering Iran strikes’

Plus, Israel accuses France of antisemitism over air show snub

By In Israel

5 min read

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June 18, 2025 08:26

President Trump reportedly discussed the prospect of direct strikes in Iran with senior officials last night (Image: Getty)

Iran faces running out of ballistic missiles in ‘as little as a week’

What is the ongoing level of threat to Israel – and how is its anti-ballistic missiles system likely to fare given Iran’s remaining stockpiles of missiles?

By Elisa Bray

3 min read

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June 17, 2025 16:08

Israeli air defence systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on June 16, 2025 (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Every pound we raise for Israel is an act of defiance against attempts to destroy it

The UJIA’s Israel Director outlines the charity’s role in helping rebuild after the Iranian attacks

By Emily Pater

2 min read

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June 17, 2025 15:51

BAT YAM, ISRAEL - JUNE 15: Emergency and rescue soldiers search for trapped people around heavily damaged buildings after an overnight missile strike from Iran on June 15, 2025 in Bat Yam Israel. Iran launched a retaliatory missile strike on Israel starting late on June 13, after a series of Israeli airstrikes earlier in the day targeted Iranian military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israel has brought us hope for the end of this regime, say residents of Iran

Iranian civilians at home and abroad spell out the impact of the war on their immediate lives – and their dreams

By Daniel Ben-David

6 min read

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June 17, 2025 14:59

A man in Tehran cycles past a poster of slain Iranian IRGC commander Gholam Ali Rashid (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel suing French government over ‘antisemitic’ Paris Air Show snub for defence firms

One arms executive said the move to block Israeli displays was reminiscent of ‘the dark days of when Jews were segmented from European society’

By Jacob Jaffa

1 min read

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June 17, 2025 14:45

Israel is filing 'court petitions' against the French government after defence firms were blocked from displaying freely at the Paris Air Show this week (Image: X/@Amirmizroch)

By The JC Leader

Israel is poised to reshape and lead a new Middle East

The collapse or crippling of the Islamic Republic would mark the death knell of Islamism as a global force

3 min read

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June 17, 2025 14:41

Smoke rises after a reported Israeli strike on a building used by Islamic Republic of Iran News Network, part of Iran's state TV broadcaster, on June 16, 2025 (Photo by Stringer/Getty Images)

Israeli-linked hackers hit ‘IRGC’s bank’ in major cyberattack

The group, known as Predatory Sparrow, said it had destroyed the data held by the institution

By Jewish New Syndicate

1 min read

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June 17, 2025 14:35

An Israeli-linked hacktivist group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on one of Iran's major banks, which it claimed was used by the IRGC (Image: Getty)

The UK’s refusal to proscribe the IRGC even during this war is a dereliction of duty

The Prime Minister has a duty to the British public: defend the realm, protect its people, and draw a clear line between this country and the enemies of liberty

By Barak Seener

3 min read

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June 17, 2025 14:33

Paramilitary Basij and IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) in downtown Tehran on January 10, 2025. (Image: Getty)

JC Israel Briefing Day 622: Iran hits Israeli hospital

Trump’s Truman Moment

Foreign Office sent Brits stranded in Israel message about imaginary ‘charter flight’

Israeli-linked hackers claim $90m data theft from major Iranian cryptocurrency exchange

Thousands of Birthright participants evacuated from Israel via cruise ‘party’ ship

Passengers kiss the ground as first El Al repatriation flight touches down in Israel

Israel’s extreme right is normalising the unthinkable

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