Israel has named its operation against Iran “Lion’s Roar.”
The name was decided upon by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the IDF had a different internal name for the strikes.
The name of the last IDF operation targeting Iran, in June 2025, was “Rising Lion.”
Israel has named its operation against Iran “Lion’s Roar.”
The name was decided upon by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after the IDF had a different internal name for the strikes.
The name of the last IDF operation targeting Iran, in June 2025, was “Rising Lion.”
US strikes against Iran are being carried out by air and sea, a US official tells Reuters.
The US and Israel began a wave of strikes against the Islamic Republic this morning.
Israel is preparing for several days of conflict with Iran, an Israeli official says.
The strikes carried out this morning, conducted jointly with the US, targeted Iranian regime sites and military facilities, according to the official.
An unnamed security source tells Channel 12 that the operation was jointly planned for months.
The source says Israel is going “all out” in this operation, and the US is “on the same page.”
The source also says the “initial phase” of the joint attack is planned to last for four days.
The TV report says the timing of the initial strikes for the morning hours was designed to surprise the Iranians, who would not have expected a daytime attack.
US President Donald Trump has said he was “not happy” with the progress of recent US negotiations with Iran, that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons and that it should not have uranium enrichment capabilities.