Roaring Lion

Mossad Farsi account

'Why did Mojtaba Khamenei burn his father’s will?'

The official Persian-language X account of the Mossad published a dramatic image raising serious questions about the power struggles within the office of the Supreme Leader.

IDF destroys F-14 aircraft at Isfahan Airport

Israeli fighter jets bombed aircraft inside hangars at the airport in Isfahan, following the destruction of 16 aircraft belonging to the Quds Force in Tehran.

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Israel and US considering ground operation in Iran

Senior Israeli and American officials have discussed a joint commando operation to seize 450 kilograms of enriched uranium buried under the ruins of facilities in Isfahan and Fordow.

US military debunks Iranian claim of capturing American soldiers

CENTCOM rejects Iranian claims that US soldiers were captured and that Iran targeted only military sites, says the Iranian regime is spreading false information.

Precise strike in Beirut

IDF hits key commanders in the Quds Force's Lebanon Corps

IDF strikes a Beirut hotel, targeting IRGC Quds Force commanders linked to Hezbollah and Iran. Lebanese reports say four killed and ten wounded in the precise strike.

Iranian spokesman attempts Hebrew address

Ebrahim Zolfaghari, spokesman for the IRGC emergency headquarters, delivered a message aimed at demoralizing Israelis in broken Hebrew.

Israel attacks Iran's oil containers

IDF strikes 30 oil depots on Iran, in first since start of war; opposition leader MK Yair Lapid offers rare praise.

Trump: Kurds offered to go into Iran, I told them not to

Speaking on Air Force One following funeral of US soldiers who fell fighting Iran, US President Donald Trump says he doesn't 'want to make the war anymore complex.'

Trump scorns Starmer's offer

US President Donald Trump responds to UK considering sending aircraft carriers to help war effort. 'We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!'

Missile fragment hits home in Lod

Five people suffer shock after Iranian missile fired towards central Israel.

In Tehran:

Over 80 IAF jets strike IRGC sites, missile infrastructure

Over 80 Israeli Air Force fighter jets carried out a major wave of strikes in Tehran and central Iran, targeting IRGC military and missile infrastructure, IDF reports.

150 defense systems out of use:

3,400 strikes in Iran, 7,500 munitions used

IDF strikes two major ballistic missile manufacturing sites in Iran, at a distance of 2,000 kilometers from Israel.

Netanyahu to Iranians:

The moment of truth is approaching!

Israeli Prime Minister turns to Iranian people, asking them to free themselves from the despotism, stressing, 'It depends on you.'

Raising US morale: Cartoons, videos, and sports

Since the start of the war, the White House has been releasing videos saluting the fighting forces, combining selected clips from movies, animated shows, and sports games. Watch.

Watch: Cluster missile intercepted near Jerusalem

Footage from Jerusalem shows interception of Iranian cluster missile launched towards central Israel; missile debris found in multiple areas.

IDF warns advance missile alerts may arrive moments before sirens

IDF clarifies that early warning notifications sent by the Home Front Command may sometimes be issued shortly before sirens - or not at all - urges civilians to immediately move closer to protected areas once an advance alert is received.

Khamenei's successor believed injured

Israel estimates that Mojtaba Khamenei, son and likely successor of late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, injured in attack on Thursday night.

IAF commander:

First 72 hours of Operation Roaring Lion saved many Israeli lives

IAF Commander MG Tomer Bar praises technicians at Tel Nof Airbase, notes that their work preparing aircraft and fixing malfunctions during early hours of Iran war helped suppress missile fire, saved many Israeli lives.

Trump: Iran has surrendered

Iran is the 'loser of the Middle East,' will be hit 'very hard' today, US President Donald Trump announces.

Starting Sunday: Israeli airlines to fly out of Israel

Israel to allow limited outbound flights from Ben Gurion starting Sunday, with departures capped at about 70 passengers per flight, Transportation Ministry announces.

Multi-front assault on Iran and Hezbollah

The IDF struck hundreds of targets in both regions over the weekend, including key ordnance and senior leaders.

Watch: Iranian UAV shot down outside Israel

New footage shows Israeli Air Force fighter jet intercepting an Iranian UAV right before it crosses into Israeli territory.

IDF strikes Hezbollah's Radwan Force in southern Lebanon

IDF deepens hits to Hezbollah terror group in multiple areas of Lebanon.

Two IDF soldiers moderately injured in Lebanon

Two Givati Brigade soldiers moderately injured by antitank fire, IDF says.

In the heart of Tehran:

IDF dismantles IRGC's air defense situation room

IAF completes widescale strikes on IRGC infrastructure throughout Tehran, including the IRGC's Air Force defense situation room.

Commando mission working to locate MIA Ron Arad's remains

Israeli commando forces operating in eastern Lebanon, near Syrian border, Al Mayadeen reports.

IAF chief participated in Iran strikes

IAF chief Tomer Bar himself took part in operational flights to Iran.

The fireballs in Tehran's skies

IDF destroys 16 planes used by Quds Force to arm and fund Hezbollah and other proxies in the Middle East.

'You are irrelevant'

Gilad Erdan blasts UN chief after remarks on Iran strikes

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns of escalation after strikes on Iran, prompting former Israeli UN ambassador Gilad Erdan to accuse him of irrelevance: The UN has become a collaborator of dictators.

IDF Chief of Staff:

'Hezbollah will pay price for joining Iran in war'

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir speaks to heads of local authorities in the north, vows that Israel will continue striking Hezbollah and the Iranian regime.

Report:

Saudi Arabia quietly engaging Iran to de-escalate conflict

Saudi Arabia intensifying diplomatic backchannel contacts with Iran in an effort to contain the regional conflict, according to European officials cited by Bloomberg.

In Beirut strikes

IDF hits Hezbollah and IRGC command centers

Israeli Air Force strikes multiple Hezbollah command centers in Beirut’s Dahieh suburb, including facilities tied to the IRGC and Hezbollah’s naval and financial units.

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Shabbat Shalom from the IAF pilots above Iran

Special footage: This is what Iran looks like from the cockpit.

White House:

'Iran campaign goals achievable in 4-6 weeks'

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says the US is nearing control of Iranian airspace, with Operation Epic Fury objectives expected within four to six weeks.

In western Iran

IAF hits hundreds of targets, intercepts mobile defense system

Israeli Air Force strikes more than 400 targets across western Iran, including missile launchers and UAV facilities, and destroys a truck transporting an Iranian air defense system.

Five soldiers seriously injured near Lebanon border

A total of eight IDF soldiers injured, three of them seriously, as a result of projectile fire toward Israeli territory near the Lebanese border.

Trump's message to Tehran:

'There will be no deal without unconditional surrender'

Trump: 'the only way to reach a deal with Iran is total surrender.' He promises a better future if a new leadership is chosen.'

Smotrich to bereaved father: 'We'll rebuild destroyed synagogue'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich promises to order quick response to damage at site of Beit Shemesh missile strike, with goal of rebuilding synagogue as soon as possible.

Watch: Simulation of Khamenei’s massive bunker.

IDF spokesperson Effie Defrin said senior Iranian officials were in the Supreme Leader’s bunker in Tehran during this morning’s strike. The IDF is assessing who was present and the results.

Soldier dances for hasidic rebbe, moves hasidim

Rabbi Hananel Elran, who teaches at Religious Zionist yeshivas and serves in the Binyamin region, tells of the warmth of Karlin hasidim and their support for soldiers since the start of the war.

Russia passing intelligence info to Iran

Russia is passing Iran intelligence information intended to help target US forces in the region.

Smotrich's son injured on Lebanon border

Son of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich injured during military operation in Lebanon, family says he is doing well.

In heart of Tehran: 50 fighter planes destroy Khamenei's bunker

IDF dismantles Ali Khamenei’s underground military bunker beneath the Iranian terror regime's leadership compound.

Watch: Family saved by miracle

Fragment from cluster bomb punches hole in apartment ceiling; family unharmed.

Watch: The Mossad's request from Iranian citizens

Mossad releases video appealing to Iranian citizens for help, stressing, 'This is exactly how a regime falls.'

Warning: Cluster bomb debris endangers lives

Cluster bomblet found in northern Israel; police warn public to report any suspicious object and avoiding nearing it.

Barrage from Iran: Damage to buildings and light injuries

Missile fragments damage building in central Israel; over 1,600 injured since start of war against Iran.

Attack on Tehran caught live on camera

Footage shows an IRIB reporter and cameraman caught in live shelling in central Tehran while broadcasting from Khor Square. Watch.

Investigation concludes:

Most of those killed in Beit Shemesh were outside shelter

Investigation into missile strike in Beit Shemesh, which left nine people dead and dozens injured, indicates that most of those killed were not in the shelter when the missile hit.

UAE explores freezing Iranian assets

UAE examining freeze on Iranian assets in the country following Iranian attacks on UAE territory, Wall Street Journal reports.

Following attack on airport: The sign that raises suspicions

Hours after Iran's attack on an Azerbaijan airport, newly-revealed details raise questions.

Smotrich: Pray for the welfare of US service members

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich calls on Israelis to pray for the welfare and safety of US service members fighting alongside IDF soldiers against Iran.

IDF conducts 26 strike waves in Beirut’s Dahieh

Israeli Air Force strikes Hezbollah command centers, UAV storage sites in Beirut, part of 26 strike waves targeting terror infrastructure in the Dahieh area.

IDF strikes in Tehran

Sirens sound in northern Israel due to fire from Lebanon

IDF launches broad-scale wave of strikes against Iranian terror regime infrastructure in Tehran. Sirens sound 14 times in northern Israel.

Houthi leader warns group has ‘fingers on the trigger’

Houthi leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi warns that the Iran-backed group is ready to strike as tensions rise following US and Israeli attacks on Iran.

Trump:

'Iran ground invasion a waste of time, they’ve lost everything'

Trump tells NBC News he wants Iran’s leadership structure removed and dismisses the idea of a ground invasion, calling it “a waste of time" and saying Iran has already “lost everything."

Report:

US investigating possible role in Iran school strike

US military investigators are examining whether American forces were responsible for a strike on an Iranian girls’ school that reportedly killed dozens of students, though the probe has not reached a final conclusion.

Report:

UAE weighs freezing Iranian funds amid rising tensions

The UAE is considering freezing billions of dollars in Iranian assets and cracking down on Tehran’s financial networks, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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CENTCOM strikes Iranian drone carrier

CENTCOM releases footage of a strike on an Iranian drone carrier during Operation Epic Fury, saying the vessel was hit and is now on fire.

NYT report:

Iran delays Khamenei successor decision due to security concerns

Iran is delaying announcing a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei due to security fears after US and Israeli officials suggested the next leader could be targeted, The New York Times reports.