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Israel and Iran at War + Other Headlines

June 17, 2025 · 6 min read

Israel and Iran at War

On Friday, as you know, Israel launched a major preemptive strike on Iron called “Operation Rising Lion.” With more than 200 aircraft, Israel hit 100-plus nuclear and military targets. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he had learned specific intelligence related to a secret Iranian program to build a nuclear bomb.

There has since been a lot of information coming out about the initial attack as well as several days of escalating warfare: