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Friday, June 13, 2025
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Friday, June 13, 2025
IDF confirms launching aerial campaign against Iran’s nuclear program
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms it has launched an aerial campaign against Iran’s nuclear program.
Dozens of targets across Iran related to the nuclear program, military facilities, and military commanders are being struck by the Israeli Air Force, it says.
The operation is dubbed “Rising Lion.”
The IDF says Iran has enough enriched uranium to build 15 nuclear bombs within days, and it needs to act against this “imminent threat.”
Sirens that sounded across Israel a short while ago were a preemptive warning issued by the IDF, ahead of a possible reaction by Iran.
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