Overview

• President Isaac Herzog reaffirmed that Israel’s objective is dismantling Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities rather than forcing leadership change
• Operation Rising Lion, launched on June 13, has struck multiple Iranian nuclear and military sites and prompted retaliatory missile and drone attacks
• Defense Minister Israel Katz delivered a stark warning that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei “cannot continue to exist”
• European foreign ministers from Germany, Britain and France will meet Iranian representatives in Geneva on Friday to discuss de-escalation measures
• The International Atomic Energy Agency has pressed Iran to cooperate with inspections and the Group of Seven has backed Israel while condemning Iran as a source of regional instability