#24 - Israel Declares War on Iran: What Happens Next?

#24 - Israel Declares War on Iran: What Happens Next?

From Let's Talk Palestine by Lets Talk Palestine

June 16, 2025 · 1h 5m

About this episode

The episode discusses Israel's military escalation against Iran and its implications for the region.

On June 13th, the Israeli Occupation Forces launched Operation Rising Lion , a massive military escalation targeting over 100 sites in Iran. Justified under the familiar yet questionable guise of “self-defense,” Israel claimed that failing to strike Iran would endanger the very existence of the Zionist entity. In this emergency episode of the Let’s Talk Palestine Podcast, we unpack the critical context behind the latest Israeli act of aggression. We trace the collapsing nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran, Israel’s long-standing obsession with regime change in Iran, and the broader geopolitical motives driving this moment. As the episode unfolds, we begin to analyse who stands to benefit, the regional consequences, and what this could mean for the future of both Iran and Israel. Crucially, we tie it all back to the ongoing genocide in Gaza—because as long as Israel insists on the domination and submission of its neighbors, the entire region remains at risk.

People in this episode

Host: Lets Talk Palestine

Topics covered

  • military escalation
  • geopolitical motives
  • nuclear negotiations
  • regime change
  • regional consequences
  • Israel-Iran relations
  • Gaza conflict

Keywords

  • Israel
  • Iran
  • Operation Rising Lion
  • military escalation
  • geopolitics
  • nuclear negotiations
  • Gaza
  • regime change

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Israeli Occupation Forces, Zionist entity

Places: Iran, Israel, Gaza, Washington, Tehran

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