On June 13, the Islamic Republic of Iran experienced a strategic collapse that altered the balance of power in the Middle East. Israel eliminated key Iranian military and scientific personnel, degraded the country’s missile infrastructure,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference in which he addresses the achievements of the attacks in Iran and the regime's retaliatory missile attacks.

Following days of heightened tension, Israel launched a large attack against Iran in the early hours of Jun. 13, 2025, targeting leadership, nuclear

Israel launched Operation Rising Lion against Iran's nuclear facilities in the early hours of Friday morning, and Newsweek maps show where airstrikes took place. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks were "a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival."

Israel initiated 'Operation Rising Lion' early Friday, targeting Iran's nuclear program and ballistic missile facilities. Satellite images reveal significant damage from the Israeli strikes, particularly at the Natanz nuclear facility.

Satellite imagery has confirmed extensive Israeli airstrikes on Iran's key nuclear and military sites, including the Natanz enrichment facility and missile bases in Kermanshah and Tabriz. Operation Rising Lion marks Israel’s most direct attack on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure in over a decade.

In the early hours of June 13, 2025, Israel unleashed a three-pronged campaign into the very heart of Iranian military infrastructure. Prime Minister Netanyahu called it “a historic campaign unlike any other.

Since Friday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have struck more than 170 targets in Iran, with missile impacts confirmed at 720 different sites.

Israel struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear, missile and military complex early Friday, in an unprecedented attack that reportedly killed three of Iran’s most powerful figures and plunges the wider Middle East into dangerous new territory.

The latest armed conflict between Israel and Iran is the most significant showdown between the two West Asian archrivals in decades.

Dozens of Israeli aircraft participated in an initial wave of strikes on dozens of military targets and Iranian nuclear sites early on Friday morning.