Israel launches preemptive strike on Iranian nuclear sites, military targets.
The IDF has started to attack dozens of Iranian nuclear sites.
Warning sirens have been set off to get the public ready for potential Iranian counter attacks of ballistic missiles on Israel.
Iran has not yet fired ballistic missiles, but has thousands of them.
According to the IDF, Iran has enough uranium to weaponize it to nuclear levels, for 15 nuclear weapons within days.
As per Israel they have hit Iran's main nuclear site and taken out their chief of staff and other military leadership.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 07:38
by chanakyaa
Well, well, well, the skies between Israel to Tehran are all clear for commercial flights, and Iran has issued a NOTAM. Their press is reporting multiple attacks. I read somewhere that a final meeting was supposed to take place on Sunday. I guess not.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 08:23
by bala
xPost:
AP news:
Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites with explosions heard across Tehran
Iranian state television has confirmed the head of country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, was killed in an Israeli strike Friday. An anchor read a statement saying: “The news of assassination and martyrdom of Gen. Hossein Salami was confirmed.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel targeted both nuclear and military sites, officials leading Iran’s nuclear program, and its ballistic missile arsenal.
This will be Trump's and America's new war. The lines were drawn years ago if you remember Wesley Clark's interview. It's basically a sunni (amenable to US hegemony) combine (including the Gulf states, Israel) vs the (Shia) Islamic regime, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The latter two they have more or less achieved.
They will aim for regime change in Iran and probably get it thereby taking out any remaining obstacles in the middle east.
This explains the cozying up to Pakistan as well. But Pakistan will feel the heat once the Italian objective is achieved. Once again it will be used and discarded.
Now the big question is what will Russia and China do? If the US falls back to its original low traffic policy vs China and allows Russia to get it's point of flesh vs Ukraine, will they stay out of it?
India is more or less a non actor in this.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 11:03
by bala
This YT has a clip by PM Netanyahu. Aadi Achint, Col. Mayank Chaubey, Pathikrit Payne, Gabriel Israeli.
Lots of details on the strike by Israel on Iran. Israel is flying over Iran, their AD is completely kaput by Israel.
Israel Hits Iranian Nuke Sites, USA, Saudi, Russia China India Response, Netanyahu I Aadi
// The world is now embroiled in tussles all over e.g., Ukr-Rus, Israel-Iran, the recent Sindoor India-Pak show. Just awaiting turkey, china will take on Taiwan?
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 11:19
by williams
India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the country was “closely monitoring the evolving situation, including reports related to attacks on nuclear sites,” and urged both sides to avoid escalation. He said India had “close and friendly” relations with both Israel and Iran.
Nice
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 11:30
by Deans
Info so far (from Israeli media)
2 rounds of air strikes - 240 sorties.
Missiles seem to have been launched from Iraqi airspace.
8 locations hit, around 12 targets, incl the nuclear facility at Natanz, Tehran airport and the homes of the Revolutionary guard leadership.
Iran confirmed the Chief of staff of the revolutionary guard and one more general killed, along with 2 senior nuclear scientists.
Iran has fired 100 drones at Israel, they are yet to reach.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 11:52
by Tanaji
Xposting list of Iranian entities killed
Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards
Gholamali Rashid, the commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters
Fereydoon Abbasi, nuclear scientist and former head Iran's Atomic Energy Organization
Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi, another nuclear scientist involved in Iran's nuclear weapons programme
Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran's armed forces
Ali Shamkhani, senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been seriously injured, according to Iranian reports.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 11:55
by Tanaji
Iran seems to be incapable of protecting its key human assets from Israel. The latter has kept picking off many key personnel with impunity pointing to availability of timely intelligence. And this is not just now - its a pattern through last 2-3 years.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 11:56
by Dilbu
From X.@DrEliDavid
Breaking: Reports that Israel has conveyed the message that if Iran retaliates, Khamenei will be eliminated
Breaking: Not a single Iran Air Force plane managed to take off. All destroyed or incapacitated.
Israel deliberately labeled Thursday night’s security-cabinet meeting as a discussion on hostage negotiations in order to lull Tehran and green-light the pre-dawn strike inside Iran, a senior Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Friday.
According to the official, ministers were briefed in advance that the agenda would focus on the stalled talks for the release of Israelis held in Gaza. “The aim was to put Iran to sleep,” the source said.
Once inside the secure forum, the cabinet unanimously approved the military operation and every minister signed a strict non-disclosure agreement, known as a Shomer Sod (“guardian of the secret”) document. Only a handful of officials—including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Mossad director David (Dedi) Barnea and senior defense chiefs—were read into the full plan.
In the days leading up to the strike, the Prime Minister’s Office orchestrated a series of false signals:
-Vacation ruse: Netanyahu’s aides briefed reporters that he was planning a family holiday in the Galilee and would be attending his son Avner’s wedding next Tuesday, reinforcing the impression that no major military action was imminent.
-Washington decoy: The PMO issued a statement claiming that Dermer and Barnea would fly to Washington on Friday to meet US envoy Steve Witkoff for a “sixth round” of Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman— talks that do not exist. Both men remained in Israel.
-Leak strategy: For the first time, Netanyahu’s office declined to deny fabricated quotes describing a dispute between the prime minister and former US president Donald Trump over a potential strike, creating the sense of a diplomatic rift and further lowering Iranian alert levels.
The deception campaign unfolded against a backdrop of domestic political drama over the IDF draft law and speculation that the coalition might collapse. “It was the perfect smoke screen,” the source said, adding that US officials were fully briefed despite the public theatrics.
Channel 12 journalist Amit Segal noted on X that Trump had publicly given Iran “60 days to reach a deal” on April 12. “Today is day 61,” he wrote, hinting that the deadline factored into Jerusalem’s timing.
Israeli defense officials believe the element of surprise maximized the operation’s impact and may buy Israel critical time as Iran edges closer to nuclear breakout capability.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 12:09
by Deans
Tanaji wrote: ↑13 Jun 2025 11:52
Xposting list of Iranian entities killed
Hossein Salami, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards
Gholamali Rashid, the commander of Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters
Fereydoon Abbasi, nuclear scientist and former head Iran's Atomic Energy Organization
Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi, another nuclear scientist involved in Iran's nuclear weapons programme
Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of Iran's armed forces
Ali Shamkhani, senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been seriously injured, according to Iranian reports.
Iranian media confirmed the deaths. They say F-35s fired missiles, along with drone strikes.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 17:25
by Dilbu
What are the real military options available to Iran? After the assassination of Qasim Sleimani and even in recent conflicts all they have done is send some drones and fire and forget missiles into Israel. Their military responses have been very underwhelming in comparison to the big rallies calling for elimination of Israel and hitting US as the great Satan. Is this another WMD kind of situation where western media was hyping Saddam as huge military threat?
Statement on the situation between Iran and Israel
June 13, 2025
We are deeply concerned at the recent developments between Iran and Israel.
We are closely monitoring the evolving situation, including reports related to attacks on nuclear sites.
India urges both sides to avoid any escalatory steps. Existing channels of dialogue and diplomacy should be utilised to work towards a de-escalation of the situation and resolving underlying issues. India enjoys close and friendly relations with both the countries and stands ready to extend all possible support.
Our Missions in both countries are in contact with the Indian community. All Indian nationals in the region are advised to exercise caution, stay safe and follow local security advisories.
New Delhi
June 13, 2025
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 18:13
by A_Gupta
"The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, stated that there have been no elevated radiation levels detected around the Natanz nuclear site, according to The New York Times. This was confirmed by Iranian authorities, according to Reuters. The IAEA also confirmed that Natanz had been impacted."
Question - can Israel actually set back Iran's nuclear program sufficiently to be secure for years? Or is the end of nuclearization the secondary and regime change the primary objectives?
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 23:25
by Hriday
Had anyone noticed that even after Iran rained missiles on Israel in their last conflict, they didn't hit back with sufficient force ? Now unilateral and all-round strike by Israel that too even in civilian areas to kill senior military leaders. What changed now? I am certain that it is due to the support of Trump govt. Iran as a nuclear weapons power is a threat to India too in future. Hopefully this strike will pave for a sustained attack to fully disable the nuclear weapons program in Iran.
A good summary post from military commentator Patricia Marins.
Absolutely no one was aware that Mossad operated a drone facility within Tehran, and it was from there that many of these targets were hit, along with a vast array of Iranian anti-aircraft defense radars.
Mossad utilized numerous civilian vehicles equipped with Spike launchers to target another portion of the main Israeli defense radars, as well as some positioned launchers.
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Iranian radars had already detected and locked onto Israeli F-35 fighters on two occasions. Specifically, during the last attack, these fighters were locked onto while still in Iraq, prompting Israel to abort any attempt at an aerial incursion into Iranian skies during the attack some months ago.
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In a new phase of deterrence, Americans and Israelis are trying to force an agreement with Iran.
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Iran has more anti-aircraft batteries than all of Europe combined.
#Breaking: #Israel Air Force is destroying every single one of the #IRGC's ballistic missiles that are deployed to be launched at #Israel. Over 50 #Mossad teams consisted of #Israeli and #Iranian operatives are also inside #Iran destroying these missiles by means of their Spike NLOS anti-tank missiles during Operation #RisingLion. Over a 1,300 Iranians are involved in #OperationRisingLion.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 13 Jun 2025 23:34
by Hriday
Picture is worth thousand words. Every Iranian leaders will remember these photos. First photo shared by Eli David is the penthouse like apartments of senior military leaders of Iran.
Alpha Defense commented about the second photo that the penetration is by Delilah missile. Some are commenting that these are to pressure the Iranian leaders to abandon their nuclear weapons program.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 14 Jun 2025 03:38
by A_Gupta
IMO, if Iran has the capability to do so, it will do a nuclear bomb test in the next few days.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 14 Jun 2025 03:47
by Cain Marko
Dilbu wrote: ↑13 Jun 2025 17:25
What are the real military options available to Iran? After the assassination of Qasim Sleimani and even in recent conflicts all they have done is send some drones and fire and forget missiles into Israel. Their military responses have been very underwhelming in comparison to the big rallies calling for elimination of Israel and hitting US as the great Satan. Is this another WMD kind of situation where western media was hyping Saddam as huge military threat?
None. Zero military options. Esp. without China support. They regime knows that any drastic response will only serve to fall into the trap laid by the West, GCC (sunni combine) and Israel, who are just waiting to change said regime.
Survival demands more of the same tactics...phoos phataka with plenty of propoganda for domestic consumption. Not too different from Pakistani bogus operandi.
...Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told a Senate worldwide threats hearing in April Iran is not moving toward a nuclear weapon.
"The IC [intelligence community] continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon and Khamenei has not authorized the nuclear weapon program that he suspended in 2003," she said.
According to Israeli intelligence sources, Iran was on the verge of assembling a crude nuclear device.
Beni Sabti, an Iran expert at the Institute of National Security Studies, told Fox News Digital the threat was urgent and specific: Tehran was pulling its materials together "in a secret place near Tehran to make a primitive warhead."
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 14 Jun 2025 08:49
by Ambar
I'd be surprised if the casualties in Tel Aviv is only two, entire block of buildings seems to have been knocked down in Iranian retaliation. I'd be very surprised if Israel does not directly target the Iranian political regime after this.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 14 Jun 2025 09:46
by pravula
They will. They have asked for Iranian people to throw out their current system and "gather under their flag".
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 14 Jun 2025 10:16
by bala
Saars, this is explosive stuff from PGurus, I don't how true this stuff could be. Apparently, failed As Iam Manure gifted a watch to Iranian Maj Gen Mohammad Bagheri on May 27, 2025. MI6 intelligence reported this. The watch has an embedded interceptor beam revealing coodinates of Bagheri. Mossad used this to locate him and kaboom.
It also says that Mossad has a drone base near Tehran which are busy devastating Iran.
Iran hits back, attacks civilian areas of Israel; PAK helping ISRAEL? Sensational revelations!
watch at leisure: youtube.com/watch?v=TVa-5vpOYOE
// BTW the chinese maal in Iran has failed once again. Two in a row for China!
Could you please use the youtube tag? Its not easy to jump to these videos otherwise, esp on mobile devices
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 14 Jun 2025 11:21
by Hriday
Pravula ji, just a tip. With mobile phone just press anywhere on YouTube link. Then phone automatically select the link only and a pop up appears with options of Open, copy etc. Just press open and it will open in a separate tab.
Re: Israel-Hezbollah-Iran War
Posted: 14 Jun 2025 11:27
by pravula
Hriday wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025 11:21
Pravula ji, just a tip. With mobile phone just press anywhere on YouTube link. Then phone automatically select the link only and a pop up appears with options of Open, copy etc. Just press open and it will open in a separate tab.
#Breaking: Evacuation of all airworthy aircraft from Mehrabad and Khomeini airports of #Tehran. Military aircraft are sent to #Pakistan while civilians are being sent to other cities and towns far from the reach of #IsraeliAirForce.
#OperationRisingLion
Several comments in social media about Iranian leaders fleeing.
Baharan Square:
Multiple passenger jets seen taking off
Despite Mehrabad being officially shut down.
So who’s flying out?
At least three aircraft spotted.
Different directions. Same mission.
This isn’t normal air traffic at such tomes,
This is regime escape protocol.
They’re fleeing with our stolen wealth.
Just like Syria… right before Bashar’s circle bailed.
The Islamic Regime’s officials are running.
It’s time the Iranian people make sure they don’t come back by taking the streets.
As per Aditya Raj Kaul in X,
Israeli Defence Force says it continues to strike in Iran, and its next step is to "operate freely over Tehran."
A series of strikes overnight took out air defense systems, and this morning, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said that "the way to Tehran has been paved."
#Breaking: Evacuation of all airworthy aircraft from Mehrabad and Khomeini airports of #Tehran. Military aircraft are sent to #Pakistan while civilians are being sent to other cities and towns far from the reach of #IsraeliAirForce.
#OperationRisingLion
Iranian military spokesman: Our next missile launch will include approximately 2,000 missiles, at least 20 times the size of the previous launch.
As per military analyst Patricia Marins, Iran possess 20,000 ballistic missiles that can reach Israel.
Now the question is how Israel will destroy the Fordow nuclear weapons centre which is deep under the mountain?
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Ground penetration specialised weapons .. there are multiple penetrating warheads exploding in a sequential manner, designed to burrow through the hardest structures, detonate , burrow and detonate again. The US had designed such weapons to penetrate even hardened command bunkers buried inside mountains
bala wrote: ↑14 Jun 2025 10:16
Saars, this is explosive stuff from PGurus, I don't how true this stuff could be. Apparently, failed As Iam Manure gifted a watch to Iranian Maj Gen Mohammad Bagheri on May 27, 2025. MI6 intelligence reported this. The watch has an embedded interceptor beam revealing coodinates of Bagheri. Mossad used this to locate him and kaboom.
It also says that Mossad has a drone base near Tehran which are busy devastating Iran.
Iran hits back, attacks civilian areas of Israel; PAK helping ISRAEL? Sensational revelations!
watch at leisure: youtube.com/watch?v=TVa-5vpOYOE
// BTW the chinese maal in Iran has failed once again. Two in a row for China!
quite possible pakis did not know about the hidden electronic beacon !!
Breaking it down: Israel lacks the huge bunker busters needed to destroy this facility and the strategic bombers to carry them. The U.S. has both within flying distance of Iran.
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Yes, but: Some experts think Israel could try to replicate the effect of a massive bunker buster by repeatedly bombing the same location.
A much riskier approach would be sending special forces to raid the facility.
Israeli special forces conducted such a raid last September, albeit on a smaller scale, when they destroyed an underground missile factory in Syria by planting and detonating explosives. The entire operation took two hours.
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Zoom in: Grossi also said the Iranian government informed him that Israel had attacked Fordow, though he couldn't personally confirm that.
The IDF has not announced strikes on Fordow, and there are no indications thus far that it has sustained any significant damage.
What to watch: While the U.S. side continues to say that Israel is acting alone, Netanyahu has left open the possibility that could change.
"I leave the U.S. position to the U.S.," he said Friday. "What are they going to do now? I leave it to President Trump. He made clear that Iran must not have a nuclear weapon."
The GBU-57A/B MOP (Massive Ordnance Penetrator) is a precision-guided, 30,000-pound (13,600 kg) "bunker buster" bomb used by the United States Air Force.[2] The GBU-57 (Guided Bomb Unit-57) is substantially larger than the deepest-penetrating bunker busters previously available, the 5,000-pound (2,300 kg) GBU-28 and GBU-37. Due to its size (6 meters length and a weight of over 12 tonnes) it can only be carried by large bombers—for instance, the B-2 Spirit.[3]
It is designed to accomplish a difficult, complicated mission of reaching and destroying deep underground bunkers or an adversary's weapons of mass destruction located in well-protected facilities
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These components collectively enable the MOP to penetrate 200 ft (61 m) of reinforced concrete or soil, making it the most powerful conventional bunker buster in the U.S. arsenal