Israel Attacks Iran: An Open Source Investigation

On the night of June 12, 2025, Israel launched a wave of attacks against Iran.

Dubbed “Operation Rising Lion,” Netanyahu called it a “targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival” and vowed to continue the operation “for as many days as it takes to remove this threat.”

In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, it was reported that:

So, why is this happening? What is the situation now? And where do we go from here?

Let’s explore those questions. But please note that this is a developing, breaking news situation and information that was accurate at press time will be out of date soon. As a result, in the spirit of The Corbett Report’s ongoing open source investigations, I am exhorting Corbett Report members to log in and leave links to up-to-date information in the comments section below.

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