Global Echo

  On June 12–13, 2025 , Israel launched Operation Rising Lion , a massive pre-emptive aerial campaign striking over 100 Iranian military and nuclear targets —notably the major nucleotide enrichment facilities at Natanz and Isfahan , along with the residences and offices of IRGC generals and senior nuclear scientists vox.com +10 en.wikipedia.org +10 theaustralian.com.au +10 . Approximately 200 Israeli aircraft , including F‑35Is, participated aljazeera.com +4 thetimes.co.uk +4 en.wikipedia.org +4 . Israel’s justification: Iran was allegedly on the brink of acquiring a nuclear weapon, with enough enriched uranium for nearly nine bombs nypost.com . Key Eyewitness & Official Acknowledgements Senior Iranian military figures killed : IRGC Commander-in-Chief Mohammad Bagheri, IRGC aerospace force head Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Revolutionary Guard commander Hossein Salami, plus several nuclear scientists nypost.com +8 apnews.com +8 timesofindia.indiatimes.com +8 . Infrastructur...