Overview

• Israel’s air campaign, launched on June 13 as Operation Rising Lion, has targeted Iran’s nuclear and military sites, killing senior commanders and nuclear scientists.
• Iran’s retaliatory missile barrages under Operation True Promise 3 have struck Israeli urban areas, inflicting civilian deaths and widespread damage.
• President Trump cut short his G7 visit and said he will seek a stronger response to Iran rather than negotiate a ceasefire.
• Iranian lawmakers are preparing a bill to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as Tehran intensifies its nuclear program.
• China and Russia have limited their support to diplomatic maneuvers and have not offered military aid, and analysts warn Israel lacks bunker-busting munitions to destroy deeply buried Iranian facilities without US help.