Israel, U.S. Strike Iran Nuclear, Military Leadership

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Red Wedding, assassinating over 30 senior Iranian military commanders and nine top nuclear scientists in coordinated strikes, aiming to cripple Iran's military and nuclear command. These attacks were accompanied by Operation Narnia, targeting scientists at their homes, and were followed by U.S. bombardments under President Donald Trump on Iran’s nuclear facilities, which reportedly caused extensive damage at sites like Fordow and Isfahan. Despite inflicting significant casualties—over 1,000 deaths—and damaging infrastructure, Iran maintained the ability to resume uranium enrichment, having likely moved stockpiles before the attacks. Israeli officials credited years of intelligence work and recent geopolitical changes, such as the fall of Syria's Iran-backed regime, for the operation's execution. The international community, led by the IAEA, has urged renewed negotiations to prevent further nuclear escalation. The operations left Iran's command structure disrupted but did not achieve a full dismantling of its nuclear program.