Last week’s “Rising Lion” aerial operation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) aimed to decapitate Iran’s nuclear arms and ICBM delivery capabilities along with top military and scientific leadership was reportedly very successful, with far more damage expected to follow in days, or even weeks to come.
Waves of drones, rockets, and aircraft, including American-made F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters, targeted key nuclear material enrichment and storage facilities, ballistic missile launch sites, and a key air defense radar station.
The IDF attacks terminated the lives and roles of several high-ranking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers including Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri and Commander Major General Hossein Salami, plus killed at least 14 Iranian nuclear scientists including Dr. Fereydoon Abbasi, former head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
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