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Netanyahu Praises Trump Iran Strikes: ‘Peace Through Strength’

  • On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, striking key Iranian nuclear and military sites from Jerusalem and joined by US strikes on three nuclear facilities.
  • The operation followed increased threats from Iran, which launched about 200 missiles at Israel last October, intensifying a long-standing conflict and risking an expanded regional war.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu praised US President Trump for joining the strikes and thanked him in a special prayer at the Western Wall, while opposition leader Lapid supported the attacks as justified.
  • A survey before the strikes showed about 70% of Israelis supported Israel's campaign against Iran, with Netanyahu's coalition gaining broader backing despite internal political tensions and far-right partners' threats.
  • The strikes opened a diplomatic window hopeful for big moves like Saudi normalization, though political challenges remain as Israel balances military success with sensitive diplomacy and a focus on Gaza hostages.
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After establishing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, US President Donald Trump boasted that Iran's nuclear targets were "totally destroyed" after the US attack. However, intelligence assessments cast doubt on the administration's claims of a "destroyed nuclear program"; the damage is said to be only "superficial". Trump is furious about the reporting: "Fake news, fake media! Everything was destroyed." The ceasefire between Iran and Israel, an…

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The initially fragile ceasefire holds. US President Donald Trump contradicts US intelligence information that Iran's nuclear program has not been completely destroyed

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