June 2025 Iran-"Israel" strikes

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On 13 June 2025, the zionist entity launched a series of air strikes on the Iranian capital of Tehran and other locations. The attacks were dubbed Operation Nation of Lions, alternatively translated as Operation Rising Lion, with the entity claiming them to have been preemptive strike against the Iranian nuclear program. Iranian media however described the attacks as having targeted residential buildings.

As a result of the attacks, flights where suspended at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, while the airspace over the entity had been nearly entirely cleared.

American officials were informed in advance of the strikes, according to Benjamin Netanyahu, stating "I leave the American position to the Americans. We updated them ahead of time. They knew about the attack. What will they do now? I leave that to President (Donald) Trump. He makes his decisions independently" In a video message later that day. Leading to the US advising that Americans leave the region, ahead of Iranian retaliation in Iraq.

Impact

Iranian State TV announced that two of the IRGC's generals and two nuclear scientists had been killed in the strikes.^{[citation needed]}

Iranian State Media Reported Benjamin Netanyahu fled to Greece after the Zionist attack on Iran.

Iranian response

Iran has dubbed its response True Promise 3, targeting several occupied cities in "Israel".

Reactions

• Zionist entity: Zionist prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the operation will continue indefinitely. Defense minister Israel Katz announced that the entity is expecting missile and drone retaliation from Iran.
• United States: Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed that the US has not been involved in the strikes, and warned Iran against striking American targets in the region. Prior to the attacks, US president Donald Trump is quoted as saying that he doesn't condone a zionist attack on Iran, but considers it "fairly close".
• Australia: Foreign Minister Penny Wong of the settler-colonial entity of Australia declared she was alarmed by the escalation, urging all parties to deescalate. Putin condemns Israeli strikes on Iran
• Republic of Cuba: President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel condemned the attacks perpetrated by Israel in the "strongest terms"