The Israel Defense Forces announced the launch of Operation Am Ka Lavi (Like a Lion with the People), which is aimed at the regime’s nuclear program and long-range missile launch capabilities in Iran.
The initial strikes were carried out by numerous Israeli Air Force aircraft on dozens of military targets in different parts of Iran: strategic infrastructure, command centers, military installations, headquarters, and nuclear facilities.
According to the Israeli side, three main factors led to the military operation.
The first factor is that Iran is rapidly approaching the creation of nuclear weapons. It already has enough enriched uranium for 15 nuclear bombs, and Iranian scientists are already working on assembling the components. According to the Jewish side, the Iranian nuclear project is at a stage that forces them to act quickly and without delay.
The next reason is the number of Iranian ballistic missiles, which are planned to double or triple over the next year. According to the Israeli side, this is an existential threat to them, even without taking into account the nuclear program.
And the third reason is the active transfer of weapons and ammunition to proxy forces in the region.
According to the official Israeli version, Iran has developed a plan to destroy the state of Israel through massive and precise fire from all Iranian fronts, ground incursions with trucks from different directions, as well as by undermining internal stability and exacerbating relations in neighboring Jordan and Egypt.
Tel Aviv has prepared an operation that could last for at least several days. Intensive shelling from Iran is also expected. Coordination and coordination with the US military has been confirmed. US President Trump has already stated that although the US is not involved in the strikes, they will defend Israel (if called upon), and also expressed hope that Iran will return to peace talks. According to preliminary estimates of international news, the first strike was unexpected for Iran both in scale and geography. Iran, naturally, will initiate a retaliatory strike, which is expected to be inevitable. There is already information that Iran launched about 100 UAVs towards Israel.
Iran continues to advance its nuclear program, and Israel’s actions indicate that the parties have reached the point of no return. Although they talk about completing the strike operation on selected targets in a week, this military operation has sufficient potential to escalate into clashes on a regional scale. In such a case, our country may find itself in an extremely difficult situation. This is a separate topic for which we must always be prepared.
The sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks will take place in Muscat (Oman) this Sunday, June 15, which has not been canceled at the moment. This is still an open window for continuing peace talks and, hopefully, it will contribute to the cessation and non-expansion of hostilities.
2025-06-13

