Reader’s Links for June 22, 2025

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Each day at just after midnight Eastern, a post like this one is created for contributors and readers of this site to upload news links and video links on the issues that concern this site. Most notably, Islam and its effects on Classical Civilization, and various forms of leftism from Soviet era communism, to postmodernism and all the flavours of galloping statism and totalitarianism such as Nazism and Fascism which are increasingly snuffing out the classical liberalism which created our near, miraculous civilization the West has been building since the time of Socrates.

This document was written around the time this site was created, for those who wish to understand what this site is about. And while our understanding of the world and events has grown since then, the basic ideas remain sound and true to the purpose.

So please post all links, thoughts and ideas that you feel will benefit the readers of this site to the comments under this post each day. And thank you all for your contributions.

This is the new Samizdat. We must use it while we can.

For those interested, please check out https://vladtepesblog.substack.com/ as an another avenue of expression. The Substack is a different project in a sense. It is older videos that in the light of subsequent events, look different or of increased importance, Check it out now and again if you like.

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33 Replies to “Reader’s Links for June 22, 2025”

    • synthesized voice from text-to-speech
      annoying

      He says that if your Phone unlock fails then your face is successfully obscured

    • Yup, the bombers did a good job, now we wait to see what the Iranian response is going to be. My guess is they will start a terror campaign like the 70s and that the Iranian people will force a regime change. Reza Pahlavi says he is in touch with people in Iran who want his family back in charge, this is going to be a very interesting couple of decades before the dust settles.

  6. LIVE: SECDEF Hegseth, CJCS Caine Brief Media
    Department of Defense – Started streaming 21 minutes ago

    • thank you. this is an older joke.

      Khamenei calls Trump and says: “Last night I had a dream that all of New York was in ruins, with Iranian flags flying everywhere.”

      Trump replies: “That’s strange, I had a dream that Tehran was thriving, full of high-tech, and covered in billboards.”

      Khamenei asks: “What did the billboards say?”

      Trump answers: “I don’t know – they were in Hebrew.”

  9. Times of India reports on Russian-Iran alliance as they are openly share plans to create nuclear weapons together. (I suppose that they could be referring to Pakistan, too. If I were Saudi, I would be taking steps to work with Israel or the US on defense.)

    https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/after-us-strike-iran-turns-to-russia-medvedev-hints-at-nuclear-warhead-support-number-of-countries-are-ready-to-supply-iran/articleshow/122006429.cms
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    The Jerusalem Post website has too many ads. Here’s the result of a Google image search from it
    https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-858554
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    This satellite image, taken by Maxar Technologies on June 21, 2025, shows trucks and bulldozers near the entrance of the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran, close to Qom. [1]

    • The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is a key Iranian nuclear site and has been a central point of contention in the ongoing conflict between Israel, Iran, and the United States. [2, 3]
    • The facility is deeply buried beneath a mountain, requiring specialized “bunker-buster” bombs for effective targeting, as used in recent US strikes. [4]
    • On June 22, 2025, the US announced “massive precision strikes” on Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz nuclear sites in Iran, escalating the conflict. [5, 6]
    • These strikes followed a week of Israeli attacks on Iranian military and nuclear facilities, to which Iran has retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Israel. [5, 6]

    AI responses may include mistakes.

    [1] https://gazette.com/news/us-world/a-satellite-image-shows-trucks-and-bulldozers-near-the-entrance-to-the-fordow-nuclear-facility/image_9e1192ac-1132-5a57-8bc5-e0cb54200bd8.html[2] https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/06/the-latest-the-us-inserts-itself-into-israels-war-with-iran-and-strikes-3-iranian-nuclear-sites/[3] https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2025/06/22/fordow-irans-nuclear-crown-jewel/[4] https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/trending/what-to-know-about-the-conflict-between-israel-and-iran/[5] https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/the-latest-us-joins-israeli-air-campaign-and-strikes-3-nuclear-sites-in-iran/[6] https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/what-to-know-about-the-conflict-between-israel-and-iran/

    • In the above presentation Jovan wants to remind you to keep you to keep your head on a swivel. Why? Because of this guy @ 59:48…

    • “China deployed two surveillance ships, number 855 and 815A, apparently to provide early warning to Iran and to try and jam Israeli air attacks. These same ships, it appears, were unsuccessful in detecting the US attack, either because they were jammed, or they never saw the B-2 bombers and other stealth aircraft such as the F-22 or F-35.

      “Even if the Chinese were able to pass warnings to Iran, Israel had already destroyed most of Iran’s air force and other air defenses. China also, reportedly, was shipping supplies into Iran and evacuating Chinese citizens.”
      …

  13. …Already in May, Prime Minister Netanyahu and Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer knew where President Trump stood. They shared intelligence, they laid out the threat and they showed Trump how the pieces fit together. They made the case that the time for action had come and that waiting would come at a cost.

    Still, had Israel’s initial strike not succeeded, it’s unlikely Trump would have gone further. But as the operation’s success became clear – and Iran remained stunned and exposed – Trump moved quickly to reposition himself. He was soon giving interviews and taking credit for what had started without him. He tweeted that “we” controlled Iranian airspace. He was already mentally joining the mission.

    The implications of the U.S. operation reshape the strategic map. Trump set a precedent that will echo across the region and beyond…

    https://archive.ph/yU6BI
    or
    https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-858506

  14. I found this highly entertaining:
    Donald Trump vindicates Netanyahu in call to join Israel’s war in Iran

    Netanyahu bet big and brought the US-Israel alliance to a whole new level – analysis

    For Netanyahu, often criticized as reactive and politically cornered, American attacks on Iran was a rare moment of vindication – and a reminder that sometimes, patience pays off.

    https://archive.ph/yU6BI

    • That was the day before the attack I think. It says June 20, so before last night’s attack.