The Israeli military claims its campaign has eliminated high-value targets, including nine senior scientists, and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Iranian authorities confirmed damage to four critical buildings at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility,

In the predawn hours of June 13, 2025, Israel launched a massive preemptive air assault on Iran, codenamed Operation Rising Lion. The operation was a calculated move aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear capabilities and eliminating key military leadership.

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.