Israeli forces have attacked more than 1,100 military targets in Iran since Operation Rising Lion began a week ago, eliminated more than 25 senior Iranian military figures, and killed at least 11 top nuclear scientists.
The IDF has also struck seven key nuclear sites, including Natanz, Isfahan, and Arak.
Critically, Israeli airstrikes have destroyed an estimated 240 missile launchers in Iran, perhaps as much as two-thirds of Iran's pre-war arsenal.
The United States is moving military assets into the Middle East while Israel continues its campaign against Iran.
U.S. Navy ships have sailed into the region over the past few days, and the U.S. is bringing in more missile interceptors for the THAAD missile defense system positioned in Israel.
These assets are key to defending against Iranian ballistic missile attacks. The U.S. Navy now has five guided-missile destroyers deployed to help protect Israel.
Ongoing American support for Israel is essential as Iran continues to launch drones and ballistic missiles at the Jewish state.
An Iranian missile attack today triggered a red alert across the entire country for the first time, sending millions of Israelis into bomb shelters.
The barrage included about 25 missiles, and an impact in Haifa wounded at least 23, three seriously. One woman died from a heart attack while in a shelter in the city of Karmiel.
One of the missiles struck a mosque in Haifa, underscoring that Iran is willing to kill any and all Israeli civilians, regardless of their ethnicity or religion.
"The missile attack injured Muslim clerics who were in the mosque," in Haifa, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said. "The Iranian regime is targeting Muslim, Christian and Jewish civilians, as well as civilian sites. These are war crimes."
"Israel is still bracing for Iran to deploy weapons it hasn’t used yet—cruise missiles, and 1-ton warhead ballistic missiles, which could cause massive devastation if launched," Israeli journalist Nadav Eyal wrote.
The IDF announced yesterday that Iran had launched a missile armed with cluster munitions targeting a densely populated area in central Israel. Cluster munitions contain multiple small bombs that disperse upon impact, demonstrating once again the barbaric nature of the Iranian regime as it targets civilians.
One of these bombs hit a daycare in Israel.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said today that Israelis must prepare for a "prolonged campaign" against Iran.
"The defense of the home front continues," he said. "This is a different challenge from what we have known until now. The enemy, in its weakness, deliberately targets civilians, as we have experienced once again in the recent barrage. Our enemies do not understand that the Israeli home front is the source of the IDF’s strength, not its weakness."
Iran is deliberately targeting civilians, seeking to cause maximum civilian casualties and indiscriminate damage, underscoring Israel's urgent need to prevent this genocidal regime from having a nuclear weapon.
🔴 KEEP URGING CONGRESS TO SPEAK OUT PUBLICLY IN SUPPORT OF ISRAEL
It is vital that members of Congress continue to demonstrate strong support for our ally Israel as it fights to destroy Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
E3 foreign ministers meet with Iranian counterpart
The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the United Kingdom met with their Iranian counterpart today to further diplomatic efforts. No breakthroughs were reported from the meeting.
President Trump said the talks "didn't help," adding, "Iran doesn't want to speak to Europe, they want to speak to us."
Reportedly, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is also in regular contact with Iranian officials.
Meanwhile, President Trump held a national security meeting about Iran with top aides at the White House today, as the U.S. considers potential strikes on Iran.
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