Episode 2967
June 2025 Israeli strikes on Iran
Tue, 2025-Jun-17 04:47 UTC
Length - 3:38
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Beginning on 13 June 2025, Israel attacked targets at more than a dozen locations across Iran. Under the codename Operation Rising Lion, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Mossad damaged key nuclear sites and military installations, and killed hundreds of Iranians, including several of Iran's top military leaders, top leaders of the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps and top nuclear scientists. There were also attacks in residential areas, causing civilian casualties according to the Iranian government and HRANA. The attack was the largest on Iran since the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s.
In the early morning of 13 June, explosions were reported across Tehran. Iran reported that the attack killed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Hossein Salami, Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri, nuclear scientists Fereydoon Abbasi and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi, and Iranian civilians. The initial attacks and ones that followed destroyed the Natanz nuclear facility and damaged Isfahan's uranium conversion facility. Attacks on the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant apparently failed to damage its underground facilities. Israel also hit a missile complex near Tabriz, a missile base in Kermanshah, and IRGC facilities near Tehran and in Piranshahr. The attacks also damaged public infrastructure.
Beginning on the evening of 13 June, Iran launched a series of ballistic missiles and drones at Israel in retaliatory strikes. Iran also threatened to target American, British, and French military bases if they provided assistance to Israel.
Some sources indicate Israel is trying to destroy Iran's nuclear program, which Iran says is peaceful, while other sources indicate Israel may be trying to overthrow Iran's government. The Israeli strikes were praised by U. S. President Donald Trump, who described them as "excellent" and "very successful," and urged Iran to agree to a deal promptly. The attack also received praise by Iranian opposition groups in and outside of social media. Russia, China, and numerous countries across the Middle East and Africa condemned the Israeli strikes. The European Union, along with key European nations, condemned Iran as a destabilizing force, reiterated that Iran must never acquire nuclear weapons, described it as an "existential threat," and called on both Israel and Iran to de-escalate tensions.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 04:47 UTC on Tuesday, 17 June 2025.
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