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Andrew Sheves Good morning and apologies for the delayed SITREP.
🚨** **Operation Rising Lion: Israel’s Strike on Iran
**This is the initial briefing from the Decis Analysis engine. **The full Decis analysis and scenario forecasts are here
Updated as at 0700ET, June 13 2025
Timeline of Events
Early hours of June 13, 2025: Israel launches a large-scale military operation against Iran, codenamed “Operation Rising Lion.” The strikes involve approximately 200 aircraft targeting roughly 100 sites across Iran. The operation is described as an extended campaign and represents the widest direct attack on Iran since the Iran-Iraq War.
Primary Targets
Nuclear Facilities:
Natanz uranium enrichment facility (Iran’s primary uranium enrichment site): Significant damage reported to underground enrichment halls, centrifuges, electrical rooms, and supporting infrastructure. Reuters, Israel Hayom, CNN. No radiation leaks detected according to UN IAEA monitoring.
Isfahan nuclear facility: Also targeted in the operation.
Military Infrastructure:
Missile manufacturing facilities and long-range missile launch sites: Multiple locations attacked. Reuters, Israel Hayom, CNN
Military airfields and air defense systems: Numerous air defense launchers reportedly destroyed in western Iran. CNN
Ballistic missile bases: Targeted across multiple regions.
Command and Control Centers:
IRGC headquarters in Tehran: Damaged in strikes. Reuters, WSJ,[ Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/13/israel-attacksiran-what-we-know-so-far?utm_source=n
Carpe tomorrow!