IDF strikes kill IRGC, Iran military chief • IDF hits Natanz nuclear site • Iran wont engage in nuclear talks until further notice
June 13, 5:58 PM
IDF rescinds order to stay near shelter after intercepting Iranian drones
ByAMICHAI STEINThe IDF’s Home Front Command rescinded the order to stay near sheltered areas nationwide on Friday morning, following a reduced threat analysis after the military said it intercepted drones launched from Iran.
June 13, 5:46 PM
‘We want to degrade, disrupt and remove this threat,’ says IDF intelligence chief after Iran strike
Maj.-Gen. Shlomi Binder says Military Intelligence is on high alert and fully prepared for ‘existential’ campaign
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Speaking from the Israel Air Force’s underground command center following a simultaneous strike on senior Iranian military leadership, Binder praised the intelligence community for its role in identifying the threat and preparing for what comes next.
“We want to degrade, disrupt and remove this threat,” Binder said. “We are embarking on a campaign that is nothing short of existential—against an enemy that seeks to destroy us.”
Binder said Iran is racing to develop nuclear capabilities and stockpiling large quantities of conventional weapons, posing an unprecedented strategic danger.
Military Intelligence worked ‘very, very hard’ to warn of Iran’s advances
Binder said that Aman had worked hard to catch Iran’s secret attempts to work on various nuclear weapons group development issues, and that they had worked equally hard at following secret progress by Tehran regarding conventional ballistic missile threats.
“Military Intelligence is fully prepared for this mission, is on very high alert, and is entering this campaign from a very strong position,” he said.
He addressed his officers with words of confidence and resolve.
“I trust you, I believe in you. Bring your sharpness and your best selves—and with that, we will win. Good luck.”
Leadership and background
Binder was appointed as chief of Military Intelligence in August 2024, succeeding Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva. He previously commanded the Golani Brigade and served as head of the IDF’s Operations Directorate.
His remarks followed the overnight Israeli strike targeting the top brass of Iran’s military establishment, a move seen as a significant escalation in the long-running shadow war between the two countries. The IDF released a video and photo of Binder’s address from the Air Force’s command bunker as part of its public messaging campaign.
Earlier Friday morning, Israel said that the Islamic Republic had even started a program to try to build tens of thousands of ballistic missiles to clearly be able to overwhelm Israel’s anti-missile shield.
Regarding the nuclear program, Israel published on Friday that Iran has made progress between December 2024 and now relating to nuclear core explosion, implosion, neutrons, and physical nuclear core issues, something which military intelligence would have had a leading or major hand in learning along with the Mossad.
Binder said this was a historic moment for military intelligence coordinating so many different issues for the current campaign against Iran.
Since 2023, IDF intelligence heavily increased the resources and personnel it invested in marking Iranian targets for a potential future strike.
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June 13, 5:36 PM
IDF close to reaching air supremacy in Iran
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Israeli Air Force attacks Iranian nuclear sites on June 13, 2025 (IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)
The Air Force on Friday late morning continues to pummel Iran’s radar array and air defenses.
Since around 3:00 a.m., the air force has been attacking a variety of targets within Iran, including its air defenses.
In fact, back in October 2024, the IDF already eliminated Iran’s best air defenses, its S-300 Russian made systems.
However, the Islamic Republic had medium level systems which still defended its air space, which the IDF is now taking apart.
To the extent the IDF continues to take these systems apart it could start achieving greater air supremacy in Iranian airspace, giving it freer ability to hit more targets going forward.
June 13, 3:47 PM
Iran won’t participate in nuclear talks until further notice – state tv
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIran announced on state television that it will not participate in the nuclear negotiations with the United States that were scheduled for Sunday, or any negotiations until further notice.
June 13, 3:39 PM
Watch: IAF jets take off to strike Iran nuclear sites, military targets
The IDF struck over 100 Iranian targets, using over 200 aircraft and over 330 munitions.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli Air Force fighter pilots are seen preparing to strike in Iran as part of Operation Rising Lion (IDF SPOKESPRESON’S UNIT)
The IDF revealed footage of IAF jets taking off to strike Iran as part of Operation Rising Lion on Friday.
The footage also included the jets returning after the successful strikes.
The IDF struck over 100 Iranian targets, using over 200 aircraft and over 330 munitions.
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June 13, 3:30 PM
Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli airstrikes on Iran
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFSaudi Arabia on Friday morning condemned Israel’s airstrikes on Iran as part of Operation “Rising Lion.”
The strikes undermined Iran’s “sovereignty and security and constitute a clear violation of international laws and norms,” Riyadh’s official agency, Saudi Press Agency stated.
Riyadh also called on the United Nations Security Council and the international community to “immediately halt this aggression.”
June 13, 3:10 PM
Iran launches over 100 drones at Israel in response to nuclear site strikes, IDF confirms
The IDF did not specify when they would reach Israel, but in April 2025, it took such drones several hours.
ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
He also noted that over 200 IDF aircraft have attacked over 100 targets in Iran with over 330 munitions.
He did not say when they would reach Israel, but in April 2025, it took such drones several hours.
During that Iranian attack and another attack by Tehran on Israel in October 2024, Israel had a wide alliance of US, Briths, French, and other countries helping to defend it.
It was unclear whether Israel had any such alliance this time, given that it launched a preemptive strike, and the other two times it was attacked by Iran first.
This is a developing story.
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June 13, 3:10 PM
Iran appoints temporary armed forces, IRGC heads
New IRGC chief, Ahmad Vahidi, previously served as both defense and interior minister, and is linked with the 1992 bombing of Israel’s embassy in Argentina.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
This follows Israel conducting airstrikes on Iran as part of Operation “Rising Lion,” including the targeted killing of IRGC commander Major-General Hossein Salami and Iranian Armed Forces chief Major-General Mohammad Bagheri.
Sayyari is a former Marine who served as Iranian naval chief from 2007 until 2017.
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June 13, 2:24 PM
Israel expecting Iranian response over coming hours
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFIsrael is expecting retaliatory strikes from Iran to begin over the coming hours, Israeli media reported on Friday morning, citing defense assessments.
June 13, 2:20 PM
Iran can’t have nuclear weapon, Trump says after Israeli strike
ByREUTERSUS President Donald Trump said that Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb and that the United States was hoping to get back to the negotiating table, in an interview with Fox News following the start of Israeli airstrikes on Iran.
“Iran cannot have a nuclear bomb, and we are hoping to get back to the negotiating table. We will see. There are several people in leadership that will not be coming back,” Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin quoted Trump as saying in a post on X.
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