Overview

• On June 12, the Israel Defense Forces launched a top-secret airstrike campaign against Iran’s nuclear facilities to disrupt its uranium enrichment program.
• In the days before the strikes, Washington relocated US diplomats and their families from the Middle East as tensions increased.
• President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal he was fully informed of the Israeli operation in advance.
• A viral X account reported an unprecedented surge in pizza orders near the Pentagon shortly before the strikes, mirroring patterns seen before past military actions.
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is preparing to respond, raising concerns of a wider regional confrontation.