Islamic Republic of Iran strikes against Israel on Friday night in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem following a massive missiles barrage.
According to Iran’s state propaganda outlet IRNA, hundreds of ballistic missiles were launched in a desperate act of vengeance after Israel reportedly obliterated Iran’s underground nuclear facility at Natanz and eliminated top-ranking terrorist commanders.
The strikes—described by Israel as the beginning of “Operation Rising Lion”—marked one of the most decisive and aggressive defensive actions in the Jewish state’s modern history.
Despite the dramatic escalation, no Israeli deaths or injuries were reported, a testament to Israel’s superior missile defense systems and strategic preparedness. In contrast, Iranian leadership is in shambles.
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Iran’s theocratic dictator, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accused Israel of triggering war—conveniently ignoring the regime’s years-long campaign of proxy violence, nuclear deceit, and genocidal threats against the Jewish state.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking from Mar-a-Lago, took a victory lap for Israel’s preparedness and condemned Tehran’s barbaric regime. “I tried to save them from humiliation and death,” Trump told Reuters. “They can still make a deal, but time is running out.”
In a bold post on Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Iran must make a deal—before there is nothing left.” A clear warning to the regime clinging to its crumbling power.
Israeli officials confirmed successful strikes on multiple Iranian military and nuclear sites, including a follow-up attack on the nuclear facility in Isfahan. Footage showed air defenses lighting up Tehran’s skies as explosions rocked the capital and key military installations.
Twenty senior Iranian commanders, including Revolutionary Guards chief Hossein Salami and military chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri, were reportedly taken out in what Israeli sources described as a “decapitation strike”—a strategic blow that mirrors the IDF’s annihilation of Hezbollah’s leadership in 2024. Six senior nuclear scientists were also confirmed dead.
In Iran, panic set in. Citizens rushed to exchange currency and flee the country as fear gripped the streets. “We were all terrified,” said one woman in Natanz. Others, however, clung to regime talking points, vowing loyalty to a nuclear program the international community has condemned.
In an unhinged statement broadcast on state TV, Iran’s newly promoted commander promised revenge: “The gates of hell will open to the child-killing regime.” A fittingly deranged threat from a regime obsessed with martyrdom and destruction.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation, declaring that this operation is aimed at neutralizing an existential threat. “We will continue for as many days as it takes. Generations from now, history will remember that we stood our ground.”
Israel’s message was clear: appeasement is over. While left-wing media and globalist institutions wring their hands over “proportionality,” Israel is doing what no one else has had the spine to do—take the fight directly to the terror state of Iran.
Meanwhile, Iran’s weakened proxies, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, have lost significant ground. Hezbollah’s leadership is in ruins. Hamas is being hunted into extinction. Assad’s grip on Syria is evaporating. Iran’s dream of a Shiite crescent stretching to the Mediterranean is falling apart.
The United Nations Security Council, ever eager to defend tyrants, met at Tehran’s request to denounce Israel’s actions. Iran cried foul, calling the strikes “cowardly” and “unlawful.” The irony is rich from a nation that has spent decades funding terrorism and plotting Israel’s destruction from the shadows.
Oil prices briefly spiked, but OPEC dismissed concerns, saying the attacks didn’t yet justify changes to output. Despite Iran’s bluster, there’s been no real impact on the world’s energy stability—a reminder of how little real leverage Tehran has left.
Reports from Israeli intelligence revealed that Mossad operatives had infiltrated deep within Iran and helped coordinate the strikes with pinpoint precision. Israel even established an attack drone base near Tehran—an incredible feat of logistics and military reach.
Iran insists its nuclear ambitions are peaceful, but the world isn’t buying it—especially after this week’s U.N. nuclear watchdog report, which found Tehran in violation of its non-proliferation commitments.
Talks between Iran and the Trump-led U.S. team had been planned before the strikes. Tehran had rejected Washington’s last offer, mistakenly betting that the Biden administration’s weakness would return.
That gamble just blew up—literally.
As of now, the world watches to see whether the ayatollahs escalate further—or realize too late that their regime has stumbled into a war it cannot win.