Who was killed in Israel’s surprise attack? What was the goal of the nighttime operation? And how close is Iran really to having a nuclear bomb?
In the predawn hours of June 13, Israel struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear program in a coordinated operation. Dozens of targets in Natanz, Fordow, and Tehran were attacked simultaneously – including underground enrichment facilities, research laboratories, and command posts.
But most notably, several high-ranking generals of the Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and leading nuclear scientists were eliminated.
The operation bears the biblically inspired name “Am Ke’Lavi” – “A People Like a Lion.” And that is exactly how Israel presented itself last night: swift, decisive, fearless.
The nuclear threat
In recent months, evidence has mounted that the Iranian regime is approaching the “point of no return” on its path to a nuclear bomb. Intelligence information shows that Tehran now possesses several hundred kilograms of uranium enriched to 60%—a technological intermediate stage only weeks away from weapons-grade material.
At the same time, Iran is secretly working on developing...
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