IDF chief says army continues to strike Iran ‘with full force’

By Emanuel Fabian

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13 June 2025, 7:17 pm 2 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

L-R: Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Shlomi Binder, IAF chief Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, and Operations Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk, during an assessment on June 13, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says the military is continuing to strike Iran “with full force.”

“We are continuing with the two main efforts we defined for ourselves, the defensive effort and the offensive effort,” Zamir says during an assessment with the IDF’s top brass.

“There will be more difficult moments, and we must be prepared for the range of scenarios we have trained for,” he says.

“We are continuing with full force, at a high pace, in order to meet the goals we have set for ourselves,” Zamir adds.