The long-standing debate over whether there was a military solution to the threat of Iran\u2019s nuclear program will soon be academic. We will learn in the coming days, weeks, and months whether Iran\u2019s centrifuges and missile factories can survive the wrath of Israel\u2019s air force and Mossad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s too soon to assess the success of the first of what Israel\u2019s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said would be a multiphase operation to destroy Iran\u2019s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. But for now Operation Rising Lion<\/a>, what Israel is calling this operation, looks ambitious and lethal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s start with the fact that Israel is going after the regime\u2019s leadership. Already, Iranian state television is reporting the chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Hossein Salami<\/a>, has perished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n State media is also reporting that the command of Iran\u2019s military, General Mohammad Bagheri, along with his deputy, Gholamali Rashid, have perished<\/a> in the Israeli attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/p> The strike may be a catalyst for the collapse of the Islamic Republic altogether. https:\/\/t.co\/Cwu7R9bFAD<\/a><\/p>— The Free Press (@TheFP) June 13, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>