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Israel strikes Iran's Nuclear Facilities

 


ISRAEL STRIKES IRAN’s NUCLEAR FACILITIES

 

1. Operation & Strategic Context

Israel's Operation Rising Lion involved 200+ Israeli fighter jets targeting Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure under the Begin Doctrine, a strategic policy first applied in 1981 during the Osirak reactor strike, asserting Israel’s right to preemptively destroy hostile nuclear threats.

 

Intelligence revealed Iran had enriched 400 kg of uranium to 60% purity, enough for 9–15 nuclear warheads within days.

 

2. Execution & Mossad’s Role

The IDF executed 5 airstrike waves, deploying over 330 precision munitions on 100+ targets. Simultaneously, Mossad carried out covert sabotage , smuggling weapons, establishing a drone base near Tehran, and disabling radars, to support air superiority .

 

3. Weapons & Quantities

Israeli forces used deep-penetration bunker busters, air-to-ground missiles (including Rampage), delivered stealthily via F-35I Adir fighters. Over 330 munitions were deployed in the initial strikes.

 

4. Key Targets & Significance

Struck targets include Natanz, and facilities at Khondab and Khorramabad; in Tehran, the IRGC HQ, missile factories, and homes of senior commanders and nuclear scientists were hit.

Casualties: IRGC commander Hossein Salami, Armed Forces Chief Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, Gholamali Rashid, plus 6–10 nuclear scientists, including Abbasi and Tehranchi

 

5. Defence Gaps Revealed

Iran’s outdated air defences, weak coordination, and radar vulnerabilities were exposed. Mossad’s sabotage was crucial in disabling air-defence systems, enabling deep strikes into Tehran and other hardened facilities.

 

6. Past Key Israeli Strikes

History includes assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists, the 2010 Stuxnet cyber-attack on Natanz, and airstrikes on Iranian proxies in Syria. Rising Lion marks the biggest direct strike since the Iran–Iraq War.

 

7. Iran’s Immediate Response

Iran admitted the deaths of Salami, Bagheri, and scientists; launched 100 drones toward Israel (intercepted), declared national mourning, and pledged “bitter, painful” retaliation.

 

8. Regional Impacts

The operation sparked a 7–9% surge in oil prices (Brent reaching ~$75–78 per barrel), increased stock market volatility (Asian markets declined by ~1–1.5%), and regional airspace closures. Leaders globally warned of war risk.

 

9. Risks to Pakistan

The oil-price surge risks economic strain, trade disruptions via Gulf routes, and a more complex security environment vis-à-vis Iran, India, and Gulf states.

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