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June 24, 2025
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand’s opposition Green Party has called on the government to condemn the United States for its illegal bombing of Iran and inflaming tensions across the Middle East. “The actions of the United States pose a fundamental threat to world peace,” said Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson in a statement. “The rest ... <a title="NZ Greens call on state to condemn US over ‘dangerous’ attack on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/24/nz-greens-call-on-state-to-condemn-us-over-dangerous-attack-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Greens call on state to condemn US over ‘dangerous’ attack on Iran">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou, I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. The US struck three of Iran’s nuclear facilities overnight, entering the illegal aggression on Iran with heavy airstrikes despite no ... <a title="Illegal US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities came in spite of no evidence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/illegal-us-attack-on-irans-nuclear-facilities-came-in-spite-of-no-evidence/" aria-label="Read more about Illegal US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities came in spite of no evidence">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
By Giles Dexter, RNZ News political reporter The Defence Force is sending a plane to the Middle East to assist any New Zealanders stranded in Iran or Israel. The C-130J Hercules, along with government personnel, will leave Auckland on Monday. Airspace is still closed in the region, but Defence Minister Judith Collins said the deployment ... <a title="Defence Force to send plane to assist New Zealanders stranded in Iran and Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/defence-force-to-send-plane-to-assist-new-zealanders-stranded-in-iran-and-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Defence Force to send plane to assist New Zealanders stranded in Iran and Israel">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2025
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Leaders in the US-affliliated Pacific Islands have reacted to the US strikes on Iran. US president Donald Trump said Iran must now make peace or “we will go after” other targets in Iran, after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. Iran’s Foreign Ministry said ... <a title="Leaders in US-affiliated Pacific react to surprise strikes on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/23/leaders-in-us-affiliated-pacific-react-to-surprise-strikes-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Leaders in US-affiliated Pacific react to surprise strikes on Iran">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa has called on New Zealanders to condemn the US bombing of Iran. PSNA co-chair Maher Nazzal said in a statement that he hoped the New Zealand government would be critical of the US for its war escalation. “Israel has once again hoodwinked the United States into fighting ... <a title="NZ group slams Israeli ‘hoodwinking’ of US over nuclear strikes – Peters calls for talks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/nz-group-slams-israeli-hoodwinking-of-us-over-nuclear-strikes-peters-calls-for-talks/" aria-label="Read more about NZ group slams Israeli ‘hoodwinking’ of US over nuclear strikes – Peters calls for talks">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Do Israel’s supporters know it’s over for them? Like, they know they’re going to be despised for the rest of their lives, right? That they will never, ever live down the fact that they supported a live-streamed genocide? And that it will ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Israel supporters will be despised for the rest of their lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/caitlin-johnstone-israel-supporters-will-be-despised-for-the-rest-of-their-lives/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Israel supporters will be despised for the rest of their lives">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, held talks with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom yesterday in Geneva as Israel’s attacks on Iran entered a second week. A US-based Iranian human rights group reports the Israeli attacks have killed at least 639 people. Israeli war planes have ... <a title="Another Iraq? Military expert warns US has no real plan if it joins Israel’s war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/22/another-iraq-military-expert-warns-us-has-no-real-plan-if-it-joins-israels-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Another Iraq? Military expert warns US has no real plan if it joins Israel’s war on Iran">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2025
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou, I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. Sixty nine people killed in Gaza, 12 while seeking aid, and 221 injured (172 seeking aid). 11 killed by Israeli ... <a title="Israel blocks Gaza aid organisations’ access to fuel, hospitals running out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/21/israel-blocks-gaza-aid-organisations-access-to-fuel-hospitals-running-out/" aria-label="Read more about Israel blocks Gaza aid organisations’ access to fuel, hospitals running out">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A leading Middle East analyst has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s dismissal of the conclusion of his own national intelligence chief, who said in April that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon. Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst, said in an interview that Tulsi Gabbard, the US Director ... <a title="Analyst dismisses ‘lie by rogue’ Netanyahu over Iran’s nuclear programme" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/21/analyst-dismisses-lie-by-rogue-netanyahu-over-irans-nuclear-programme/" aria-label="Read more about Analyst dismisses ‘lie by rogue’ Netanyahu over Iran’s nuclear programme">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2025
BEARING WITNESS: By Cole Martin in occupied Bethlehem Kia ora koutou, I’m a Kiwi journo in occupied Bethlehem, here’s a brief summary of today’s events across the Palestinian and Israeli territories from on the ground. At least 16 killed by Israeli airstrike on al-Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza. 92 killed across Gaza in total, ... <a title="15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/20/15-months-after-flour-massacre-shock-israel-commits-daily-gaza-food-aid-killings/" aria-label="Read more about 15 months after ‘flour massacre’ shock, Israel commits daily Gaza food aid killings">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2025
Pacific Media Watch The Big Picture Podcast host, New Zealand-Egyptian journalist and author Mohamed Hassan, interviews Middle East Eye editor-in-chief David Hearst about the rapidly unfolding war between Israel and Iran, why the West supports it, and what it threatens to unleash on the global order. What does Israel really want to achieve, what options ... <a title="Israel-Iran war ‘more dangerous than we imagine’, says Middle East Eye editor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/18/israel-iran-war-more-dangerous-than-we-imagine-says-middle-east-eye-editor/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Iran war ‘more dangerous than we imagine’, says Middle East Eye editor">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2025
RNZ Pacific The Solomon Islands Foreign Ministry says five people who completed agriculture training in Israel are safe but unable to come home amid the ongoing war between Israel and Iran. The ministry said in a statement that the Solomon Islands Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, was closely monitoring the situation and maintaining ... <a title="Solomon Islanders safe but unable to leave Israel amid war on Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/18/solomon-islanders-safe-but-unable-to-leave-israel-amid-war-on-iran/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islanders safe but unable to leave Israel amid war on Iran">Read more</a>
