Overview

• Israel launched a preemptive strike on Tehran and other strategic sites on Friday to disrupt Iran’s suspected nuclear program
• Iran has retaliated with multiple waves of drone and missile attacks over four days, inflicting hundreds of casualties on both sides
• President Trump returned early from Canada, requested an NSC meeting and warned on Truth Social that Iran cannot develop a nuclear weapon
• Senator Lindsey Graham commended Trump’s peace efforts and urged the administration to go “all in,” including joint operations with Israel and potential regime change
• Analysts warn the escalating exchanges underscore growing regional instability and heighten global fears of nuclear proliferation and a broader Middle East war