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Israel Moves Against Iran
“Never again is now,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, it did not act alone.
Iran, long a co-sponsor of Hamas-wrought terror in the Middle East, was an animating force behind the savage and unprecedented terror attack against innocent Israeli men, women, and children.
Israel, galvanized into going on the offensive after October 7, was bound to exact a terrible price on Iran’s rulers.
On July 12, 2025, Israel turned Iran’s role in the conflict from proxy to direct.
“Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement announcing the strike. “This operation will continue for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.”
“For decades, the tyrants of Tehran have brazenly, openly called for Israel’s destruction,” Prime Minister Netanyahu began. “They backed up their genocidal rhetoric with a program to develop nuclear weapons. In recent years, Iran has produced enough highly enriched uranium for nine atom bombs. In recent months, Iran has taken steps it has never taken before — steps to weaponize this enriched uranium — and if not stopped, Iran could produce a…