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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2025-06-22 at 12:04
HEADLINES
1. Israel Intercepts Most Iranian Missiles in Major Strike
2. Iran’s Supreme Leader Fears Infiltration Amid Escalation
3. US Launches Largest Bunker-Buster Bombs on Iran
The time is now 08:00 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.
At 8:00 AM, we continue to observe significant developments across the Middle East and beyond. The movement of ships through the Strait of Hormuz persists, with ships transiting in both directions, highlighting ongoing regional tension and strategic importance of this vital waterway. Meanwhile, Israel reports a notable military success in intercepting a large portion of an Iranian missile barrage targeted at northern Israel and the Gaza vicinity. According to Israeli defense sources, approximately fifty missiles were planned to be launched, but Israeli interception systems managed to neutralize most, with only 27 reaching their targets after preemptive airstrikes on missile launch sites.
In a significant escalation, Israel conducted targeted air operations deep inside Iran, striking bases in Yazd, about 1,800 kilometers from Israel, including ammunition depots and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps facilities. Satellite imagery indicates possible entry points for American bombs at Iran’s Fordow nuclear site, suggesting a coordinated effort to disable Iran’s nuclear capabilities. US strategic forces also employed the largest bunker-buster bombs ever used, with B-2 stealth bombers flying nonstop from Missouri to deliver precise strikes. The operation combined air power and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles, marking a broad and forceful effort to weaken Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.
On the diplomatic front, Iran’s leadership appears increasingly paranoid, with reports that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has limited his communications to a trusted aide in a fortified bunker due to fears of Israeli infiltration and targeted assassinations. Khamenei has also appointed three clerics as potential successors, excluding his son Mojtaba, likely to prevent internal vulnerabilities and external threats. Iranian officials continue to deny danger to local populations near nuclear sites, even as reports surface of Israeli strikes on Iranian missile and military assets, including recent attacks on facilities in Yazd and the destruction of Iranian fighter jets deep inside Iran.
The United States, under the current Trump administration, has issued strong warnings, with Tehran warning of “everlasting consequences” should US attacks continue. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the recent American strikes as violations of international law, emphasizing Iran’s claim that its nuclear program remains peaceful. Conversely, some US lawmakers, including Republicans and Democrats, have challenged the legality of the recent military actions, with calls to limit presidential war powers and prevent future unilateral strikes on Iran.
In Lebanon, reports confirm that a Lebanese Hezbollah member and the bodyguard of the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran, along with an Iraqi militia member. Hezbollah has maintained a stance of restraint, not directly engaging in Israel’s air operations from Lebanon, but the ongoing Israeli strikes and Iran’s retaliatory missile launches have kept the region on high alert.
In the Gaza Strip, the situation remains tense with Hamas appearing degraded but still holding hostages amidst ongoing Israeli military operations aimed at dismantling terrorist capabilities. Israeli authorities also report ongoing efforts to eliminate missile launchers and infrastructure, including the destruction of Iranian-backed forces’ deep targets in Iran itself, all in coordination with US forces.
Internationally, the UK’s Prime Minister has warned that any Iranian attack on US force
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