OPERATION RISING LION
OPERATION RISING LION
Israel is at war.
In the late-night hours, on Thursday, June 12, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a large-scale military operation targeting Iranian nuclear and military infrastructure. Over 200 aircrafts struck around 100 sites in multiple waves.
Why did Israel Attack now?
The Iranian regime has been working for decades to obtain a nuclear weapon. Israeli intelligence recently uncovered that in the wake of 10/7 Iran had organized a “weapons group” that was responsible for advancing Iran’s nuclear bomb development. According to Israeli intelligence, the group had made significant progress including various successful tests. In short: it was now or they were going to have a bomb. Israel acted to protect the Jewish people from a nuclear holocaust.
Who were Israel's targets?
- Nuclear facilities at Natanz, Isfahan, and sites in Khondab and Khorramabad.
- Residences of senior commanders, including IRGC Chief Hossein Salami and Chief of Staff Mohammad Bagheri.
- The Revolutionary Guards Corps head, the IRGC air force, and a former national security chief have all been killed.
- Military bases, ballistic missile and drone production factories, and air defense systems across Tehran.
The Regime in Iran
- The regime in Iran has also stated Israel is a “disgraceful blot” that should be “wiped off the face of the earth.”
- Supported terrorism against the Jewish state for decades, including the atrocity on October 7, 2023.
- Launched drone and missile attacks on Israel on April 13–14, 2024.
- Was developing nuclear weapons to wipe Israel from the map.
ISRAEL AT WAR:
Join us this Friday, June 20 at 3 p.m. for a special briefing with Israel’s Ambassador to the United States for inside information about Israel’s war with the Iranian regime.
Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, the Israeli Ambassador to the United States, enlisted in the IDF as a combat medic upon arriving in Israel in 1978 at the age of 18. He later went on to fight in the 1982 Lebanon War. His experience includes public service, policy analysis, and advocacy. He is focused on fostering bipartisan U.S. support for Israel and addressing critical issues such as regional security. He previously served as Benjamin Netanyahu’s Chief of Staff when the latter was the finance minister. We are very grateful that he has taken his time today to update us on the latest developments concerning Israel’s effort to permanently defang Iran.
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