Overview

• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the National Security Council convened to coordinate US strategy after Israel’s preemptive strikes on Iranian targets
• Hegseth highlighted the deployment of US jets alongside air defense and counter-UAS systems to protect American personnel and interests
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed that Israel’s “Rising Lion” operation will continue until Iran’s nuclear threat is eliminated
• Iran has responded with its own airstrikes and rocket attacks, fueling a continued exchange of hostilities across the region
• Secretary Marco Rubio and President Trump clarified that Washington did not participate in the Israeli strikes but was informed of them in advance