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Russia Today
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
‘Israel doomsday clock' intact
The IDF carried out strikes on the so-called 'Israel Doomsday Clock' located in central Tehran, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed on Monday. The statement quickly gained traction on social media, with Iranian state media denying it. The digital countdown timer was installed in Palestine Square in the Iranian capital in 2017 to track the days until the end of the Jewish state, as predicted by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. In September 2016, Khamenei said he hoped the 'Zionist regime' would perish within 25 years. The clock was placed next to a caption: 'Time left until the destruction of Israel.' 'In accordance with the directive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and myself, the IDF is currently striking with unprecedented force regime targets and governmental repression bodies in the heart of Tehran, including the Basij headquarters, Evin Prison for political prisoners and regime opponents, the 'Destruction of Israel' clock in Palestine Square, IRGC internal security command centers, the ideological command, and other regime targets,' Katz said in a post on X. However, later on Tuesday, Mehr News Agency released video footage purportedly showing the clock still intact and fully operational. The video, which appears to have been filmed earlier that same day, shows the glowing red LED digits counting down to September 2040, surrounded by passing traffic and pedestrians. The conflicting statements come amid sharply escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, following a series of Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, including sites in Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow. West Jerusalem claimed the attacks were preemptive, aimed at halting what it described as Iran's imminent progress toward developing a nuclear weapon. Iran rejected the allegations and launched retaliatory missile strikes targeting Israel and US military bases in the region, including the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar. Both sides have reported civilian casualties. Israeli airstrikes in Tehran and other urban areas reportedly caused civilian deaths and damage to government and security facilities, while Iranian strikes on cities in southern Israel damaged infrastructure, also causing deaths and injuries among residents. While Washington has attempted to broker a ceasefire, mutual accusations of violations persist, and both sides appear poised for further escalation. The crisis has fueled international concerns about the potential for a broader regional conflict and its impact on global security and energy markets.
National Post
23-06-2025
- Politics
- National Post
IDF targets Iran's 'Destruction of Israel' countdown clock in Tehran: defence minister
Israel said it employed 'unprecedented force' to attack key targets within Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's regime on Monday morning. Article content Among them, Minister of Defence Israel Katz said, was the 'Destruction of Israel' clock in Tehran's Palestine Square — a digital billboard that has been counting down the days until the promised 'annihilation' of Israel since 2017. Article content Article content Other targets in the capital included the headquarters for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' international security and its militia arm, the Basij, as well as Evin Prison, where 'political prisoners and opponents of the regime' end up, Katz posted to X. The co-ed prison has a history of abusing, ignoring and violating the human rights of some inmates, mainly women. Article content Iran has long had a massive clock in the center of Tehran counting down until Israel's destruction. Israel just blew it up. — Avi Mayer אבי מאיר (@AviMayer) June 23, 2025 Article content Article content The clock's timer dates back to September 2015 when Iran, trying to ease Western sanctions, struck a deal with the U.S., China, the U.K., France, Germany and Russia that it would limit and reduce its uranium enrichment. Parts of the agreement included a 25-year timeline. Article content Khamenei, in a speech to followers after, suggested that the timeframe shouldn't alleviate Israel's concerns in the interim. Article content 'Firstly, you will not see next 25 years,' he was quoted in an X post to his account. 'God willing, there will be nothing as Zionist regime by next 25 years. Article content 'Secondly, until then, struggling, heroic and jihadi morale will leave no moment of serenity for Zionists.' Article content About 20 months later, on June 18, 2017, demonstrators unveiled a clock to mark Quds Day — an annual event meant to support Palestinians and oppose Israel, established in 1979 by Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. In red digital lettering presented in Persian, English and Arabic, the clock displays the number of days above the text 'Left before the destruction of Israel' and a repetition of Khamenei's statement. Article content The words are presented on an Israeli flag intersected by a fist painted green, red and white. Article content When it debuted, it gave Israel 8.411 days until its destruction, which would be roughly 25 years from the date that Khamenei predicted — Sept. 9, 2040, what will be the last day of Rosh Hashana, Judaism's new year and the first of the high holy days on its calendar. Article content 🎯 A List of Targets Struck in Iran This Afternoon: 1. Command centers and assets belonging to the IRGC and internal security forces 2. 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗷 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀- One of the IRGC's central armed bases of power; responsible for enforcing Islamic law and reporting… — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 23, 2025
