#IsraelIranConflict

In early June 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a massive air and drone strike targeting Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure—including Natanz—and reportedly killing IRGC chief Hossein Salami, top generals, and nuclear scientists, per Iranian sources

. Iran responded by launching around 100 drones at Israel, most intercepted

. The U.S. publicly distanced itself, while officials urged caution. Analysts caution that Israel likely lacks the capacity to eliminate Iran’s subterranean nuclear programs alone, and warn the crisis could spiral into a wider regional war involving missile exchanges and proxy actors .