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STRENGTH OF A LION: Israel Attacks Iran, Declares Nationwide State of Emergency

  • On June 12, 2025, Israel launched a preemptive series of airstrikes targeting Tehran, Tabriz, and Kermanshah in Iran and declared a nationwide state of emergency.
  • The strikes were launched in response to what Israel identified as an immediate nuclear threat, coinciding with upcoming confidential negotiations between Iran and the United States set to take place in Oman on June 15.
  • Overnight, explosions were reported across multiple sites in Tehran, severely damaging Iran’s air defense systems, while millions of Israelis took shelter amid heightened alerts and sounding sirens.
  • Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz warned that Iran and its allies are likely to carry out missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and its civilians very soon, signaling a potential retaliatory response.
  • The airstrikes have escalated regional tensions, raising concerns of broader conflict involving Israel, Iran, their proxies, and international actors, while Brent crude oil prices rose above $73 a barrel.
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The attack on Iran is a “strong and clear message” that “those who seek to destroy Israel will be destroyed,” Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said. He added that “Iran will pay an increasingly harsh price the longer it continues its aggressive actions.” In a statement, Katz said the Israeli military would continue its actions to stop Iran’s nuclear program and eliminate threats against Israel, the AP reported.

The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that it launched a “preventive attack” against Iran, so it expects “a missile and drone attack on the state of Israel and its civilian population in the immediate future.” Thus, the head of the unit, Israel Katz, reported in a statement that it declared “the state of special emergency on the internal front of the entire state of Israel.” The Israeli Army announced in another notice that, starting at 03:0…

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IBTimes broke the news in United States on Thursday, June 12, 2025.
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