Portal:Current events/2025 June 22

June 22, 2025 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis
- Iran–Israel war
  - Airstrikes during the Iran–Israel war
    - United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
      - U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the U.S. Air Force has conducted strikes on several nuclear facilities in Iran, including Natanz Nuclear Facility and Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant. (The Times of Israel)
      - The International Atomic Energy Agency says no increase in off-site radiation levels was detected at the three targeted nuclear sites. (Al Jazeera)
      - A report by Axios finds that Democrats on the Senate and House Intelligence panels were not given advance notice of the attack, while Republicans were given advance notice. (Axios)
      - The Parliament of Iran votes for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in response to the U.S. attacks. (The Guardian)
      - Iran launches over 40 ballistic missiles at Israel, injuring at least 23 people and destroying apartments and homes. (AP)
- Gaza war
  - Gaza war hostage crisis
    - Israeli forces in Gaza recover the bodies of three hostages who were abducted by Palestinian militants during the October 7 attacks. Fifty hostages remain in Gaza, of which 20 are thought to remain alive. (Reuters)
  - The Israel Defense Forces kill at least 51 people and injure 104 others in southern Khan Younis, central Gaza, and northern Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war
- Mar Elias Church attack
  - At least 23 people are killed, including the perpetrator, and 63 others are injured when at least one alleged Islamic State suicide attacker opens fire and detonates an explosive device inside the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria. (CTV News) (The Washington Post)

Sports

2025 NBA Finals
- In basketball, the Oklahoma City Thunder win the NBA Finals in 7 games against the Indiana Pacers, winning their first championship in franchise history. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is named NBA Finals MVP. (NPR)