Une Marine nationale « au top du top » : je le vois chaque jour et nos partenaires le confirment ! Merci à tous nos marins. Fierté. pic.twitter.com/JuHTQMDkkt

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It's a very good thing that President Trump has called for a ceasefire. Everyone must apply maximum pressure to end the fighting so that dialogue can resume. The stability of the entire region is at stake. pic.twitter.com/8ETkczfOho

— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 24, 2025

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Xenophobia and Islamophobia
Destroyed The Netherlands,
Continuous on a scale of Europe today.

Propagation of
FEAR - FEAR - FEAR
Are we truly that
STUPID - STUPID ~ STUPID ⁉️

Britain must prepare for possibility of attack on UK soil, government warns | The Guardian - 24 June 2025 |

The government's new security strategy said it has to actively prepare for potential wartime scenarios

Britain needs to prepare for the possibility of being attacked on its own soil, the government has warned in its security strategy, laying out in stark terms the range of threats ministers say the UK now faces.

Russia's military buildup and Iran's increasing attacks on dissidents abroad mean the country could soon find itself involved in a domestic war, the review says.

The warning echoes recent comments from Mark Rutte, the Nato secretary general, that without a major increase in defence spending, British people "better learn to speak Russian". Keir Starmer, who is at the Nato summit in The Hague, has promised to meet Nato's target of spending 5% of gross domestic product on defence by 2035.

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NATO Summit 'We Are At War' | 24 May 2025 |

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The Key Diplomatic Role Türkiye Played in the Israel-Iran Conflict | Informed Comment |

On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with US President Donald Trump on the margins of the NATO summit at the Hague. His office issued a statement afterwards:

"Welcoming the ceasefire reached between Israel and Iran through the efforts of U.S. President Trump, President Erdoğan expressed his hope for it to be lasting and also emphasized the importance of close dialogue in ending the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza as well as in finding a peaceful solution to the war between Russia and Ukraine."

The 45-minute meeting was a culmination of sorts in Turkish efforts to mediate an end to the Israel-Iran conflict. The efforts were born of a keen understanding that Türkiye's that its interests were directly affected.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned Israel's strikes on Iran, calling them a "clear provocation and a blatant violation of international law." He accused the Netanyahu government of dragging the region, and the world, toward a catastrophe through its "aggressive, unlawful, and irresponsible" actions.

Concerns About Becoming Israel's Next Target

As the Iran-Israel conflict escalates, some political leaders and analysts in Türkiye have voiced concerns that their country could be the next target of Israeli aggression.

One of the most prominent figures expressing this view is Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) and a key ally of President Erdoğan. Bahçeli claimed that Israel's attacks on Iran are part of a broader strategy to "encircle" Anatolia and undermine its goal of becoming a terror-free state.

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