Overview

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as “a modern Hitler” and vowed to continue striking what he calls regime facilities
• Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan countered that Netanyahu has “surpassed Hitler” in genocide and defended Iran’s right to respond to Israeli attacks
• Israeli airstrikes under Operation Rising Lion and Iranian missile barrages have killed over 500 people and wounded at least 1,300 across major cities on both sides
• Ankara has held high-level security meetings, warned it could be the next target and is fast-tracking its medium- and long-range ballistic missile program
• U.S. President Donald Trump has openly backed Israel’s campaign and threatened Iran’s leadership, fueling fears of broader regional intervention