It is difficult to keep up with the myriad of developments stemming from Israel’s attack on Iran. What follows are a few examples of new ways I’ve been able to collect and analyze information using artificial intelligence tools. Many people have negative views about artificial intelligence, stemming mainly from “hallucinations”, i.e. parts of an AI response that are inaccurate or don’t make sense. Errors can occur when AI processing attempts to make interpretations from the information it has gathered.
Some new AI systems, known as “source-based,” address these issues by restricting their processing exclusively to ONLY use the sources you provide, which is how Google’s NotebookLM works. At the end of this is a table of the sources I selected to use in the analysis of the current situation following Israel’s attack on Iran.
Following are some of the ways of visualizing the analysis that tools like NotebookLM can generate.
Podcast
NotebookLM can generate podcasts from your sources. This is the podcast from the current sources I have loaded into the project.
Infographics
One of the best things I’ve found that AI tools can produce are infographics, which are data visualizations that summarizie complex issues visually. The infographic I created this morning from the sources I loaded into the Israel Iran war project is illustrated below.
This infographic has a new feature called the AI Advisor. This allows you to ask questions about the infographic’s data. That only works when you visit the infographic website at https://g.co/gemini/share/8b8adc37fe85
De-escalation Advisor
The interactive version of this Infographic can be found here: https://g.co/gemini/share/8b8adc37fe85
NotebookLM
Upload your sources Upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs, or Google Slides, and NotebookLM will summarize them and make interesting connections between topics, all powered by Gemini 2.0’s multimodal understanding capabilities.
Instant insights With all of your sources in place, NotebookLM gets to work and becomes a personalized AI expert in the information that matters most to you
See the source, not just the answer Gain confidence in every response because NotebookLM provides clear citations for its work, showing you the exact quotes from your sources.
American Friends Service Committee
The Trump Administration should immediately condemn Israel’s action and take steps to de-escalate. The U.S. should also end its military and political support for Israel, including by halting weapons sales and funding that allow Israel to act with impunity.
We are calling on the Trump Administration and Congress to:
- Condemn Israel’s attacks, call for an immediate ceasefire and de-escalation, and affirm that the U.S. remains committed to ongoing and long-term diplomatic engagement with Iran.
- Commit to NO direct U.S. military engagement, additional troops, airstrikes, or other military actions against Iran. Instead, the U.S. must engage in direct diplomacy with Iran with the aim of de-escalation in the region.
- Institute an immediate arms embargo on Israel
- Demand a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and the region.
- Abide by U.S. and international laws to prevent further atrocities and erosion of the existing international system of protection.
It is only through these concrete actions that the U.S. can prevent rather than provoke a wider war and avoid further death and destruction that will hurt all people in the region. Peace and security will never be achieved through war and violence.
No war on Iran by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), June 15, 2025
My writings
Yesterday I wrote When Iran Diplomacy Worked, discussing work I’d done related to President Obama’s successful ratification of the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2015. I used NotebookLM to consolidate those writings into this PDF document:
Sources I loaded into the Israel Iran NotebookLM project
| Source # | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Source Number | Title | Link to Source |
| 1-6 | “‘Israel has no choice, but…’: Israeli military justifies attack on Iran nuclear programmes | Full statement | Today News – Mint” | https://www.livemint.com/news/world/israel-has-no-choice-but-israeli-military-justifies-attack-on-iran-nuclear-programmes-full-statement-11718224524451.html |
| 7-15 | “A timeline of the long-standing conflict between Israel and Iran – Prism – DAWN.COM” | https://www.dawn.com/news/1839591/a-timeline-of-the-long-standing-conflict-between-israel-and-iran |
| 16-53 | “Experts react: Israel just attacked Iran’s military and nuclear sites. What’s next?” | https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react-israel-just-attacked-irans-military-and-nuclear-sites-whats-next/ |
| 54-60 | “How Iran may retaliate after Israeli strikes – analysis – The Jerusalem Post” | https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-857583 |
| 61-71 | “How Iran Can Retaliate for Israeli Attack – Newsweek” | https://www.newsweek.com/how-iran-can-retaliate-israeli-attack-2084534 |
| 72-86 | “How the world is reacting to Israel attacks on Iran nuclear, military sites – Al Jazeera” | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/how-the-world-is-reacting-to-israel-attacks-on-iran-nuclear-military-sites |
| 87-89 | “IDF attacks targets in Iran, emergency state in Israel; ‘Attack on Israel is expected – Ynetnews” | https://www.ynetnews.com/article/x5h44f6d00 |
| 90-104 | “Iran Update Special Edition: Israeli Strikes on Iran, June 12, 2025” | https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-special-edition-israeli-strikes-iran-june-12-2025 |
| 105-138 | “Iran Update Special Edition: Israeli Strikes on Iran, June 13, 2025, 2:00 PM ET | Institute for the Study of War” | https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-special-edition-israeli-strikes-iran-june-13-2025-200-pm-et |
| 139-152 | “Iran launches missiles at Israel, and some hit Tel Aviv, as Israel attacks Iranian nuclear sites and commanders – CBS News” | https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-israel-drone-attack-retaliation-strikes-on-nuclear-sites-and-commanders/ |
| 153-158 | “Iran launches more retaliatory strikes against Israel as civilians shelter | The Independent” | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-iran-war-latest-updates-tehran-explosion-b2562473.html |
| 159-278 | “Iran: Background and U.S. Policy – Congress.gov” | https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47321 |
| 279-348 | “Iran–Israel relations – Wikipedia” | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_relations |
| 349-360 | “Israel Strikes Iran: Initial Assessments from Washington Institute Experts” | https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/israel-strikes-iran-initial-assessments-washington-institute-experts |
| 361-391 | “Israel against Iran: regional conflict scenarios in 2024 – Clingendael Institute” | https://www.clingendael.org/pub/2024/israel-against-iran/ |
| 392-401 | “Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, prompting retaliation from Tehran – NPR” | https://www.npr.org/2025/06/13/nx-s1-5431956/israel-attacks-irans-nuclear-and-missile-sites-prompting-retaliation-from-tehran |
| 402-413 | “Israel attacks Iran: What we know so far | Military News – Al Jazeera” | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/israel-attacks-iran-what-we-know-so-far |
| 414-448 | “Israel bombing Iran analysis” | The specific publisher and direct link for this analysis document are not explicitly provided within the given excerpts. |
| 449-455 | “Israel strikes Iran and braces for retaliation – NPR” | https://www.npr.org/2025/06/12/nx-s1-5431956/israel-strikes-iran-and-braces-for-retaliation |
| 456-463 | “Israel strikes may make Iran more determined to pursue nuclear programme – Al Jazeera” | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/israel-strikes-may-make-iran-more-determined-to-pursue-nuclear-programme |
| 464-471 | “Israel’s overnight strike on Iran in maps and images – BBC” | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-66020586 |
| 472-480 | “Israel-Iran conflict LIVE Updates: Commander-in-chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard killed as Israeli strikes hit military and nuclear facilities | World News – The Indian Express” | https://indianexpress.com/article/world/israel-iran-conflict-live-updates-iranian-military-hossein-salami-dead-nuclear-facilities-9390234/ |
| 481-487 | “Israel-Iran strikes: What are the worst-case scenarios?” | https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c10qw70np4go |
| 488-511 | “June 2025 Israeli strikes in Iran – Wikipedia” | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2025_Israeli_strikes_in_Iran |
| 512-516 | “Middle East on edge: Israel-Iran escalation threatens regional stability – analysis” | https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-857585 |
| 517-521 | “Oil prices: How the Israel-Iran conflict could affect energy costs – BBC” | https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68812949 |
| 522-533 | “Post-Attack Analysis of Israel’s June 12/13 Military Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Program | Institute for Science and International Security” | https://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/ISIS_Post_Attack_Analysis_June_13_2025_Final_1.pdf |
| 534-540 | “UN urges de-escalation amid Israel-Iran military strikes, warns of regional consequences” | https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/un-urges-de-escalation-amid-israel-iran-military-strikes-warns-of-regional-consequences/3248671 |
| 541-551 | “What is behind Israel’s decision to attack Iran? | Conflict News – Al Jazeera” | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/what-is-behind-israels-decision-to-attack-iran |
| 552-568 | “Where Are Iran’s Allies Amid ‘War’ With Israel? – Newsweek” | https://www.newsweek.com/where-are-irans-allies-amid-war-with-israel-2084568 |
| 569-587 | “Who would win in a hypothetical war between Iran and Israel : r/AskMiddleEast – Reddit” | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskMiddleEast/comments/1dh09vx/who_would_win_in_a_hypothetical_war_between_iran/ |
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