Overview

• Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz compared Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to a modern-day Hitler and vowed that he “must cease to exist” as part of Israel’s campaign objectives.
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched multiple missile salvos that hit civilian sites, including a hospital in Holon, marking the seventh consecutive day of cross-border attacks.
• Operation Rising Lion, initiated on June 13, continues to target Iran’s nuclear installations and military bases in an effort to eliminate perceived proliferation threats.
• Khamenei responded with a pledge that “war will be met with war, bombing with bombing, and strike with strike” to defend Iran’s territory and ideological interests.
• The United States and other global powers have warned that the ongoing exchanges risk broader regional instability and disruption to energy markets.