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fergie001: 1:17am On Jun 13

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Israel Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel has maintained Iran must not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon
Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, in a major escalation in the standoff over Tehran’s atomic program that risks sparking a new war in the Middle East.

Explosions were heard in Tehran, according to local media. Iran had previously vowed to respond to any attack.

Following the State of Israel's preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future. Therefore, and in accordance with his authority under the Civil Defense Law, Defense Minister Israel Katz has now signed a special order, according to which a special state of emergency will be imposed in the home front throughout the entire State of Israel.

Israel Katz
Israel's Minister of Defence

The attack came amid renewed questions about diplomatic efforts to resolve tensions over Iran’s atomic work. US and Iranian negotiators are scheduled to hold a sixth round of talks in Oman on Sunday, but President Donald Trump said this week he’s less confident about the chances of a deal.

Oil surged following reports of the strike. Brent rose as much as 5.7%, jumping above $73 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate also rallied.

Israel is already involved in a major military operation in Gaza where it’s been bombarding and blockading the civilian population for the past 20 months as it tries to destroy Hamas following the group’s deadly attack on the Jewish state on Oct. 7, 2023.

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Israel has closed its airspace for arrivals and departures until further notice, the Transportation Ministry says.
Times of Israel

Israel says it's striking dozens of military targets across Iran, including nuclear sites and Iranian commanders
The Jerusalem Post

"This will last several days and at the end of the operation, there will be no nuclear threat"
The Jerusalem Post

We could not leave the task to the next generation because if we had not done this, there would not have been a next generation.
Benjamin Netanyahu

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MadeInTokyo: 1:52am On Jun 13
Iranian top government officials are being eliminated by Israeli targeted air strikes .

Iranian nuclear sites have been attacked

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fergie001: 1:52am On Jun 13
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐃𝐅 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐧𝐮𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦.

Dozens of IAF jets completed the first stage that included strikes on dozens of military targets, including nuclear targets in different areas of Iran.

Today, Iran is closer than ever to obtaining a nuclear weapon. Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of the Iranian regime are an existential threat to the State of Israel and to the wider world.

The State of Israel has no choice but to fulfill the obligation to act in defense of its citizens and will continue to do so everywhere it is required to do so, as we have done in the past.

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We launched the strike because the time had come—we reached the point of no return. History taught us: when faced with threats to destroy us, we must never bow our heads. Freedom belongs to those willing to fight for it.
I warn anyone who tries to challenge us that they will pay a heavy price.

Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir

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MadeInTokyo: 1:56am On Jun 13
Israeli warplanes are also intercepting missiles launched inside Iran towards Israel

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Helpout12345: 2:02am On Jun 13
Israel and west are wrong again. They have no rights to tell Iran, she cannot have nuclear weapons while Israel and west have nuclear weapons.

Everyone, Every country had rights to defend himself, herself and itself.

The west has no rights to dictate to Iran how Iran is going to defend herself against Israelli and western nuclear weapons.

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MaiDeribe: 2:32am On Jun 13
Several explosions have been reported in and around Iran’s capital Tehran, according to the state-run news agency Nour News.

“Loud explosions are being heard in different locations of the capital Tehran,” it said in a TV report, adding that Iran’s air defence system is on full alert and all flights at Iman Khomeini airport have been suspended.



While the Israeli military is yet to release an official public statement on the attack, it has reportedly confirmed to the Times of Israel newspaper that it has “launched an aerial campaign against Iran’s nuclear programme”.

The operation, dubbed “Nation of Lions”, has seen Israeli fighter jets bomb dozens of targets related to Iran’s nuclear programme and other military facilities, the outlet reported.

The Israeli military told the outlet that Iran has enough enriched uranium to build several nuclear bombs within days and it needed to act against this “imminent threat”.

Sirens have sounded across Israel as a preemptive warning as Israeli authorities prepare for a potential Iranian response. In a post on X, the Israeli military announced that Israel’s civil and public security guidelines had been changed to “essential activity” as of 03:00 local time (00:00 GMT).


“The guidelines include: a ban on educational activities, gatherings, and workplaces, except for essential businesses,” it said.

Israel’s Transportation Ministry has confirmed that it has also closed the country’s airspace for arrivals and departures until further notice.

Two unnamed US officials confirmed to the Reuters news agency that Israel informed Washington of the attack, but it did not assist in its planning or execution.

Al Jazeera correspondent Alan Fisher said developments over recent days indicated that US President Donald Trump “was told that there was going to be some sort of strike”.


Just 24 hours ago the United States announced that it was going to start moving non-essential personnel out of the embassy in Baghdad [in Iraq] and also recommended that others in embassies around the region could also leave if they wish. That seemed to suggest that there was going to be an attack of some sort,” he said.

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EnglandAmaka(f): 2:33am On Jun 13
Wow. I don't know why i feel somehow about this. This is a direct confrontation. In as much as i Isreal, striking and killing a top Iranian government official in his own home is just too much. This will likely mark the start of a serious war in the middle East

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MadeInTokyo: 2:45am On Jun 13
BREAKING:

A second wave of Israeli missiles have entered Iraqi airspace and are heading toward Iran.

The first of them have already hit Iranian radar sites

Iran seems to have no working air defense systems
.

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MadeInTokyo: 2:49am On Jun 13
Israel has already destroyed Iraq and Syria's nuclear capabilities several years ago
Now they have dismantled Iranian nuclear capabilities

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MadeInTokyo: 2:53am On Jun 13
United States and it's allies are aware of the Israeli strikes against Iran

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fergie001: 2:59am On Jun 13
The Commamder-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hossein Salami has been confirmed dead following strikes to the IGRC Headquarters.

Also Confirmed dead are: Gholam-Ali Rashid (the Armed Forces Strategic Commander)

Dr. Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi (The project supervisor in the Amad Plan to develop nuclear weapons and project supervisor for Subproject 3/30 which on nuclear explosive testing. He was one of Iran’s top nuclear scientists)

Dr. Fereydoon Abbas (the former head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization)

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bcomputer101: 3:01am On Jun 13
Iran don price market wey big am.

They gonna learn in a hard way

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Livelystone01: 3:03am On Jun 13
MadeInTokyo:
BREAKING:

A second wave of Israeli missiles have entered Iraqi airspace and are heading toward Iran.

The first of them have already hit Iranian radar sites

Iran seems to have no working air defense systems
.
I think the last response from Israel against Iran's missile attack was to dismantle their air defences. Most people who saw it knew they stayed in Iran's airspace for hours locating and destroying their air defence mechanisms.

Iran seems to be like a sitting duck right now because they seem not to have a functioning air defence.

Time will tell as the days go by.

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MadeInTokyo: 3:06am On Jun 13
BREAKING 🔴🔴🔴

Iran’s state TV reports that Gen. Gholamali Rashid, deputy commander of the armed forces, and nuclear scientist Fereydoun Abbasi have been killed, according to the New York Times.

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obedience4(m): 3:07am On Jun 13
The Jews will continue to do the Lord's work getting rid of terrorists and its enablers.

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MadeInTokyo: 3:15am On Jun 13
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Kuwait and other prosperous Arab countries mostly the Shilites Muslims have waited years and prayed for this day to happen, like they did when Sadam Hussein led Iraq was attacked and weakened in the early 90s Gulf war, cos Iran has only brought terrorism to the region by arming terrorists groups like Hezoballah, Hamas, Houthis and several Iranian terrorists backed groups in Iraq which have destabilized the regions.
The real crown Prince of Persia (modern day Iran )
Reza Pahlavi will be happy and patiently waiting to ascend the throne as the legitimate leader of kingdom of Persia (Iran) like other kingdoms like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar,Omar , Jordan and others

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MadeInTokyo: 3:28am On Jun 13
Iran confirms that Israel has killed:

– Hossein Salami (the IRGC’s Commander-in-Chief)

– Gholam-Ali Rashid (the Armed Forces Strategic Commander)

– Dr. Tehranchi (The project supervisor in the Amad Plan to develop nuclear weapons and project supervisor for Subproject 3/30 which on nuclear explosive testing. He was one of Iran’s top nuclear scientists)

– Fereydoon Abbasi (the former head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization)


More assessments are being carried to ascertain other leaders who have been eliminated in this targeted Israeli assassination airstrikes

Iranian TV hosts and staff have all been asked to put on black arm bands to express mourning state

Israel has had confirmed they know the current underground locations of Iran supreme leader Ali Khamenei and him being moved from one location to another, and they will come for him too when the time is right

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MadeInTokyo: 3:31am On Jun 13
BREAKING: Israeli official says 'we are just getting started'

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MadeInTokyo: 3:43am On Jun 13
Israel releases list of Iranian leaders they eliminated this morning

Israeli definitely has thousands of Mossad cell agents who are actually Iranian citizens spread across Iran and have inflittrated the Iran regime , cos this intelligence gathering is top notch and out of this word

There is a 99% Chance likely that there are several Israeli Mossad agents who are Iranian citizens in the underground location where Iran Supreme leader Ayatollah. Khamenei is being hidden as we speak, cos Iranian government has been serverly compromised to have most of their leaders eliminated in less than 2 hours.

https://x.com/MOSSADil/status/1933352461143888238
https://x.com/NiohBerg/status/1933338855949693368

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MadeInTokyo: 3:52am On Jun 13
ISRAEL STRIKES ON IRAN

- Israeli strikes hit key military and nuclear sites in Iran, across several cities.

- Chief of Iranian Revolutionary Guards has been killed, other top military officials and nuclear scientists also targeted.

- Strikes on key nuclear enrichment facilities at Natanz

- Reports of significant sabotage operations inside Iran

- Netanyahu says operation will continue until the threat is removed

- Oil prices surge by over 8%

https://x.com/spectatorindex/status/1933343364491194848

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Fuckyoumod: 3:52am On Jun 13
Helpout12345:
Israel and west are wrong again. They have no rights to tell Iran, she cannot have nuclear weapons while Israel and west have nuclear weapons.

Everyone, Every country had rights to defend himself, herself and itself.

The west has no rights to dictate to Iran how Iran is going to defend herself against Israelli and western nuclear weapons.
why does Iran need nuclear weapons?

Iran is a terrorist state, it is a known fact Iran sponsors terrorism across the world. Iran is the main exporter of terrorism against Americans, Israelis, Western democracy, Nigerians, Africa, Europe.

Imagine Iran giving out nuclear weapons to its terrorists cells and proxies? What will happen?
Millions will die, Iran not having nuclear weapons is another day for a safer world.

Give nuclear weapons to Saudi Arabian instead. But Iran never!

Iran has never hidden their desire to destroy Israel and U.S., where were you when they chant death to America and Israel chants ?

Have you ever thought of what would happen should ISWAP or BOKO HARAM acquires nuclear bomb from Iran? Iran we know will gladly give it out free of charge just to spit on the west.

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tanigororo: 3:54am On Jun 13
MadeInTokyo:
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Kuwait and other prosperous Arab countries mostly the Shilites
....
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kingdoms like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar,Omar , Jordan vamd other
Waiting for the day Isreal will come for each of those countries you listed above, it's a matter of time.
Isreal is racing for dominance in the middle East, watch and see.

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MadeInTokyo: 4:05am On Jun 13
tanigororo:

Waiting for the day Isreal will come for each of those countries you listed above, it's a matter of time.
Isreal is racing for dominance in the middle East, watch and see.
Don't think Israel will come for those Nations as long as they pose no threat to Israel existence as a State, Israel has military alliance with several of those countries for the past years aimed at countering Iran military influence in the region,and most of them are also they are part of the Trump initiated Abraham accord with Israel

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MadeInTokyo: 4:09am On Jun 13
Breaking
Israel has began the 4th wave of airstrikes in Iran ,they been striking different parts of Iran uninterrupted in sequences for more than 4 hours.

Iran is completely defenseless without a single functioning air defense system, over 100 Israeli warplanes are have roaming across and dominating the Iranian air space for more than 4 hours uninterrupted.
This is crazy

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/1933360300968862035

https://x.com/Osint613/status/1933356359833055534

https://x.com/spectatorindex/status/1933357863566782824

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MadeInTokyo: 4:37am On Jun 13
BREAKING: Iranian atomic agency chief says Natanz reactor has been destroyed


Those underground bunker buster bombs United States developed and supplied to Israel have penetrated Iranian ungrounded facilities and destroyed several of their nuclear sites....WoW

https://x.com/spectatorindex/status/1933367186535690357

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LordBiden(m): 4:56am On Jun 13
Helpout12345:
Israel and west are wrong again. They have no rights to tell Iran, she cannot have nuclear weapons while Israel and west have nuclear weapons.

Everyone, Every country had rights to defend himself, herself and itself.

The west has no rights to dictate to Iran how Iran is going to defend herself against Israelli and western nuclear weapons.
That is you want to tell us you don't mind letting your neighbor who is an enemy of yours to possess dangerous charms to fight you?

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sleek214(m): 5:11am On Jun 13
Nice one from Israel, more to come. Iran must not have a Nuclear weapon

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ruggedtimi(m): 5:59am On Jun 13
Helpout12345:
Israel and west are wrong again. They have no rights to tell Iran, she cannot have nuclear weapons while Israel and west have nuclear weapons.

Everyone, Every country had rights to defend himself, herself and itself.

The west has no rights to dictate to Iran how Iran is going to defend herself against Israelli and western nuclear weapons.
you go allow boko haram get nuclear weapon?

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ruggedtimi(m): 6:03am On Jun 13
Iran is the main political enemy in the Middle East.

While some Islamic countries dislike Israel for religious reasons, they all see Iran as the real danger especially because it wants to change Middle Eastern leaders into religious rulers, like in Iran.

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misreal(m): 6:18am On Jun 13
;Israel is giving Iran a run for their money.
Khomeini must be currently hiding in one hole like that.

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basilico: 6:18am On Jun 13
MadeInTokyo:
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Kuwait and other prosperous Arab countries mostly the Shilites Muslims have waited years and prayed for this day to happen, like they did when Sadam Hussein led Iraq was attacked and weakened in the early 90s Gulf war, cos Iran has only brought terrorism to the region by arming terrorists groups like Hezoballah, Hamas, Houthis and several Iranian terrorists backed groups in Iraq which have destabilized the regions.
The real crown Prince of Persia (modern day Iran )
Reza Pahlavi will be happy and patiently waiting to ascend the throne as the legitimate leader of kingdom of Persia (Iran) like other kingdoms like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar,Omar , Jordan and others
Gbam. The Saudi I believe will be the ones ululating. They have some serious military stuff like AWACs the E3 which can alert America ( Israel inherently) of any move by Iranians . The ME is now happily split it into two.

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