Editorial

15:00 JST, June 18, 2025

The devastating attacks being traded by Israel and Iran on each other’s major cities constitute a state of emergency. To stop this cycle of retaliation, the international community must unite and demand a ceasefire from both sides.

Having conducted airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear and missile facilities, Israel continues day after day to target infrastructure for energy — the country’s key industry — such as oil storage facilities in Tehran and a gas processing facility linked to an offshore gas field in the Persian Gulf.

Israel’s military campaign has expanded to include nonmilitary facilities, such as those of the state-run television station, government agencies and hospitals, with the death toll exceeding........

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