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Extremism News Roundup

June 24, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 24, 2025

Continued fire between Israel and Iran despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire drew an angry response from President Trump. Hours after the truce went into effect, Israel said Iran had fired missiles at it and promised to “respond with force.” Meanwhile...

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June 23, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 23, 2025

Israel targeted Evin prison in Tehran on Monday, one of the most potent symbols of Iran's governing system, in what Israel called the most intense bombing yet of the Iranian capital, a day after the United States joined the war by blasting nuclear...

Extremism News Roundup

June 20, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 20, 2025

Israel bombed nuclear targets in Iran on Thursday and Iran fired missiles and drones at Israel after hitting an Israeli hospital overnight, as a week-old air war escalated with no sign yet of an exit strategy from either side. The White House said U...

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June 18, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 18, 2025

The intelligence left President Trump facing difficult choices. He had become invested in a diplomatic push to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and had already swatted down one attempt by Mr. Netanyahu, in April, to convince him that...

Extremism News Roundup

June 17, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 17, 2025

Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country's rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development. Trump was due...

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June 16, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 16, 2025

Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire with the U.S. while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters on Sunday. Israel's military, which launched the attacks on...

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June 13, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 13, 2025

Iran’s highest-ranking military officer, the head of its elite Revolutionary Guards Corps and its air force and a former national security chief have all been killed in Israel’s unprecedented Operation Rising Lion. CNN: Israeli strikes kill some of...

Extremism News Roundup

June 12, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 12, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday U.S. personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the United States would not allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Reuters reported earlier on...

Extremism News Roundup

June 11, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 11, 2025

President Donald Trump’s point person for Syria says the administration is concerned that Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa’s efforts to promote inclusive governance and engage with the West could make him a target for assassination by disaffected...

Extremism News Roundup

June 10, 2025

Eye on Extremism: June 10, 2025

A gunman killed at least nine people at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday, in the worst school shooting in the country's modern history.Police said the attacker also died and that they were working on the assumption...