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UPDATE: 6:00 PM CEST
Musk Says He Is Providing Iranian Citizens with Starlink as Regime Restricts Internet
Elon Musk signaled late Friday night that he is providing Iranians with Starlink satellite internet after conservative analyst Mark Levin asked him to turn the service on in Iran during Israel‘s conflict with the country.
“The beams are on,” Musk said in a response to Levin’s request on X.
Levin’s initial post argued that if Starlink is turned on in the country, “Musk can put the final nail in the coffin of the Iranian regime.” Starlink is Musk’s satellite internet service.
⚠️ Confirmed: Analysis shows a decline in international internet traffic from #Iran, corroborating user reports of poor service, with gateway and virtual server providers particularly impacted as the Ministry of Communications announces temporary internet restrictions; the… pic.twitter.com/a8iEiZqunW
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) June 13, 2025
UPDATE: 8:30 AM CEST
On the Third Day of War: Missile Strikes, Blackouts, and a Rising Death Toll
Tensions between Israel and Iran reached new heights early Monday as the Israeli military confirmed strikes on IRGC Quds Force headquarters in Tehran and continued aerial assaults on missile sites in central Iran. Iranian authorities reported over 224 fatalities and more than 1,270 hospitalizations since the conflict began. Iranian media and international outlets, including The New York Times, described widespread panic in Tehran, with traffic jams on highways out of the capital, long lines at gas stations, and reports that the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his family had been moved to an underground shelter. Meanwhile, Iran launched its most intense barrage yet, targeting Israeli infrastructure including the Nevatim airbase near Tel Aviv, Haifa’s ammonia plant, and power stations
Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that its main building had been struck, injuring staff members. The deaths of IRGC Intelligence Chief Mohammad Kazemi and his deputy were confirmed following Israeli strikes. Despite international efforts, Iran has told Qatari and Omani mediators it refuses ceasefire talks while under attack. The Israeli military asserts many strategic Iranian targets remain, and U.S. forces in Iraq and the Gulf have intercepted suspected drones near their bases. Amid growing regional instability, Swiss diplomats have closed their Tehran embassy until further notice.
Iran’s Regime Cancels Nuclear Talks with United States
While the mullahs’ regime had recently announced plans for a sixth round of negotiations with the United States on Sunday, June 15, in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on Saturday, June 14, amidst widespread and heavy clashes and attacks on Tel Aviv, Tehran, and other locations in Israel and Iran, Esmail Baghaei, the regime’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, announced: “Sunday’s negotiations in Muscat with the American side have been canceled.”
The state-run Mehr News Agency, while reporting this news on June 14, wrote: “Baghaei said that the United States, despite all its claims about dialogue and diplomacy, has colluded in targeting nuclear facilities. It is obvious that in such circumstances, and as long as the aggressions do not stop, participating in dialogue with a party that is the biggest supporter and accomplice of the aggressor will be meaningless.”
Melbourne Exhibition Denounces Iranian Regime Over Political Prisoner Executions
Melbourne, Australia – June 13, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held an exhibition to protest the Iranian regime’s escalating human rights abuses, particularly the death sentences imposed on political prisoners.
#Melbourne Exhibition Denounces Iranian Regime Over Political Prisoner Executions#StopExecutionsInIran #FreePoliticalPrisoners #NoDeathPenalty https://t.co/YJQgeKcmzr
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) June 15, 2025
The event condemned the regime’s ongoing repression and demanded the immediate release of all political prisoners, while paying tribute to the martyrs of the Iranian Revolution—those executed or killed during uprisings.
A Look into the Criminal Record of IRGC Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Recently Killed
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, former commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, was directly involved in widespread human rights violations, particularly in depriving civilians of their right to life.
One of the most notorious incidents under his command was the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 on January 8, 2020. The passenger plane was shot down just minutes after taking off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, resulting in the tragic death of all 176 people on board.
Under Hajizadeh’s command, the IRGC Aerospace Forces launched two missiles at the civilian aircraft, mistaking it for a hostile target. The shootdown occurred only hours after Iran had fired missiles at the U.S. Ayn al-Asad military base in Iraq, increasing regional tensions.
Saeed Borji, Mastermind Behind Atomic Bomb Trigger Design in Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program, Killed
Saeed Borji, a senior member of SPND (the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research) and an explosives trigger expert who played a pivotal role over the past two decades in developing technologies related to nuclear bomb detonation, was among those killed in the recent Israeli strike on Iran. Borji, who held a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Malek Ashtar University of Technology, remained an obscure but crucial figure in the Iranian regime’s military nuclear program for years.
His collaboration with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) began in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq war and continued actively over the subsequent decades in sensitive projects related to nuclear weapons development.
Widespread and Intense Air and Missile Attacks on Tel Aviv and Tehran
Widespread and Heavy Air and Missile Attacks on Tel Aviv, Tehran, and Other Parts of Israel and Iran Continue for Second Day
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Regime Media, 4:46 PM: A new wave of missile attacks by the Iranian regime on Israel has begun.
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CNN, 6:55 PM: Videos show a building of Iran’s Foreign Ministry was hit in Sunday afternoon airstrikes. This is the second confirmed attack on a government site. Footage verified by CNN shows smoke rising from the Foreign Ministry’s library in northern Tehran.
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CNN: A video geolocated by CNN shows thick smoke near the Justice Ministry in western Tehran.
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Iran regime’s Asr-e Iran Website, 5:43 PM: In an Israeli drone attack in Urmia, four IRGC members were killed.
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Iran regime’s Asr-e Iran Website, 6:58 PM: Two locations in Mashhad were hit by explosions.
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Iran regime’s Shargh Website, 3:39 PM: An explosion was reported in Tehran’s Valiasr Street area. Eyewitness accounts indicate two missile-like projectiles struck near Taleghani Street and Valiasr Square.
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Regime’s Health Ministry: Israeli attacks have so far killed at least 128 people and injured approximately 900 in Iran.
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Anadolu Agency: Israel reported that Iranian attacks have killed 13 people and injured 380.