by Olivier Acuña Barba •Published: June 16, 2025•19:20•3 minutes read
Iranian missiles have caused damage to several residential buildings. Deaths on both sides continue to rise | Credit: Reuters
Iran is sending mixed messages on the fourth day since Israel launched its attack on Tehran. However, it continues to attack Israel and threaten to withdraw the nuclear deal, which was ratified in 1970. Meanwhile, news outlets report that the conflict continues to escalate, with casualties and damage continuing to increase.
Iran’s leadership shows the purpose of hostilities, but continues to attack Israel. It threatens to abandon the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which indicates its intention to engage in a wider war and continue efforts to build nuclear weapons.
According to the Wall Street Journal Report, Iran wants to eliminate hostilities with Iran and personally states that it will resume discussions on the nuclear program if the US stays out of the fight. But Reuters article Citing sources from Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Iranian lawmakers are preparing a bill that could direct Tehran to the NPT’s escape, repeating Tehran’s official stance on the development of nuclear weapons.
Iran is sending mixed messages
“In light of recent developments, we will make the right decision. The government will need to enforce the legislation for Parliament, but such proposals are only prepared and will coordinate with Parliament at a later stage,” said Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, who may leave Iran in 1970 when asked at a press conference about Tehran that he could potentially leave the NPT.
Again, Iranian state media reported that no decision to quit the NPT has been made by Congress yet. In contrast, Congress said the proposal was in the early stages of legal proceedings.
Iran is urgently signaling its aim to resume hostility and consultations against the nuclear program, sending a message to Israel and the United States through Arab intermediaries.
“Tehran told Israel through intermediaries, including involving violence, that it is in the interests of both countries,” WSJ wrote.
Israel claims to neutralize Iran’s nuclear capabilities
However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attack will continue until Iran’s nuclear program and ability to launch ballistic missiles are neutralised.
Guardian It has been reported Iran’s health ministry said Israeli attacks killed 224 people in Iran, with 90% of them being civilians and more than 1,400 people injured.
Meanwhile, Israeli defense ministers have threatened further bombing attacks on Tehran, where residents have been reported to leave the country, blocking roads from the capital.
In Israel, at least 23 civilians have been killed in Iran’s retaliatory missile strike since the Israeli surprise attack on Friday morning. An additional 600 people were injured, according to official sources.
AP I said Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks in Israel early Monday, killing at least eight people, but Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of Tehran to evacuate ahead of a new strike.
Sources from three regions and two Iranian countries said Reuters asked Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman to urge President Donald Trump to use his Israeli influence to agree to an immediate ceasefire with Iran in return for Tehran’s flexibility in nuclear negotiations. Gulf countries are very concerned that the conflict will go out of control, a Gulf source close to government officials told Reuters.
The conflict only escalated, and Iran has weakened
Monday at 6:45pm, Al Jazeera It has been reported Pakistan had stopped all border crossings with Iran until further notice as “the Israeli-Iran conflict is furious.” Jordan has cancelled its flight but maintains a land intersection with Israeli operations.
In the UK’s financial era opinion, The conflict is escalating, suggesting Iran is struggling to combat these attacks and faces the risk of resorting to unconventional retaliation if it continues to lose its ground through cyber attacks and groups like Hezbollah.
“Israel’s strategic goals include neutralizing Iran’s nuclear program and weakening its regime, with no immediate signs of a departure from Israeli side,” the FT said. “The weakening of Iran, coupled with limited ability to respond effectively, raises concerns about escalation in the wider region.”
The FT also warned that long-term conflicts could make the Middle East even more unstable and could have a global impact on energy markets and security.
“The success or failure (of Israel) is overwhelmingly defined by whether or not it can drag the United States in,” says Daniel Levy, president of the US Middle East Project and former Israeli government advisor. I said BBC. “By determining outcomes and stopping points, we can bring this to a timely endpoint in the near future.”
