On the night of June 13, Israel began an air operation against Iran called "people like a lion." The operation has become the largest Israeli blow to Iran over the past decades. According to The Times of Israel, its goals were the destruction of the infrastructure related to the nuclear program, and the elimination of the military and scientific leadership that participated in its development. According to the Israeli army, about 200 aircraft participated in the operation.

The US military resources are transferred to the Middle East amid Israel’s blows to Iran and a possible response from Tehran, two American officials said on Friday. It is reported by Associated Press. The destroyer USS Thomas Hudner headed to the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, another destroyer was ordered to move forward to be in readiness if the White House requests its use.

The Israeli intelligence agencies long before the attack on June 13 deployed hidden infrastructure in Iran, which made it possible to strike at military and nuclear facilities in the depths of the country. According to the YNET publication with reference to a source in the security system, the Operation “People as Leo” was prepared for several years and included the introduction of Mossad agents, a secretive placement of weapons and the creation of a base of Kamikadze drones next to Tehran.

The New York Times, citing Iranian sources, reports that the commander of the KUDS forces, responsible for the proxy-sila in the region, General Ismail Kaani. At the direction of Ayatollah, Khamenei was replaced by Kasem Suleimani, who was killed as a result of the US strike in 2020. Kaani is one of the key figures of the Corps of the Islamic Revolution (Ksir) guards, and its murder has become an important element in the tactical successes of Israel in Iran, Iranist Nikita Smagin notes.

The Council of the European Union unanimously supported the extension of temporary protection for Ukrainians who were forced to leave the country because of the war unleashed by Russia. This was reported on Friday by the press service of the EU Council. The term of temporary protection was extended for another year - until March 4, 2027. Now, according to this scheme, more than four million people are in the EU countries.

Over the past decades, the largest military operation against Iran called the “people like a lion” secretly prepared Israel for eight months, Axios reports with reference to Israeli officials. According to Axios interlocutors, the Israeli authorities decided to start preparing for a large -scale attack after the Iranian Corps of the Islamic Revolution Guardians (KSIR) launched ballistic missiles around the country on October 1, 2024.

POLITICS Yuriy Matsarsky 13 June 2025 In May, after waging a decades-long armed struggle for independence against the Turkish government, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it was dissolving. At their farewell congress, however, members vowed to continue fighting for democracy and freedom, to uphold women’s rights, and to remain steadfast on the path laid out by their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.

A new wave of massive Israeli attacks occurs while Iran air space is closed. Also attacked by Tabriz Airport in the north-west of Iran. Earlier, the Iranian authorities confirmed the statements of the Israeli special services that the nuclear facility in Natanze received damage, but did not specify the scale of damage. Israeli Channel 12 claimed that the plant in Natanze was destroyed.

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In May, after waging a decades-long armed struggle for independence against the Turkish government, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it was dissolving. At their farewell congress, however, members vowed to continue fighting for democracy and freedom, to uphold women’s rights, and to remain steadfast on the path laid out by their imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan.

The Israeli security official informed Fox News that Israel managed to make the senior Iranian Air Force commanders to meet before the strike. “We held special events that allowed us to learn more about them, and then used this information to influence their behavior,” the source said. “We knew that this would lead to the meeting - but, more importantly, we knew how to make them stay there.” According to the interlocutor, the blows were more successful than expected.

News Israel destroyed the entire military elite of Iran - Orientists The Insider June 13, 2025 The murder of the head of the KudS forces Ismail Kaani has become an important element in the chain of tactical successes of Israel in the blows to Iran, Iranist Nikita Smagin explained The Insider. “This is an important story in a general context: in fact, Israel destroyed the entire military elite of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Kaani was one of the representatives of this elite.

On the eve of the blow, the Council of Management of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the first time in 20 years has officially recorded the fact of Iran’s non -compliance with nuclear obligations and demanded that Tehran have immediate explanations about the traces of Uranus at objects not declared as nuclear ones.

The news The Insider June 13, 2025 Russia requires Ukraine to surrender in peace negotiations, said the Foreign Minister of Ukraine Andrei Sibiga. “We need such negotiations on which decisions are made on which issues are resolved. Now we see that the last round of the meetings that took place in Istanbul was actually reduced to discussing the exchange. Therefore, we are interested in the meeting at the presidents. And we are ready for such a meeting. And then we will watch.

The Jordanian military said that on the morning of June 13, air defense and the country's Air Force intercepted a number of missiles and drones that violated the airspace. According to the official source in the command of the Armed Forces, the actions were taken under conditions of high combat readiness to protect citizens and sovereignty of Jordan. The official statement is posted on the army website. According to the APA agency, several Iranian missiles and drones are shot down.