Israel Launches Major Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Sites

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WSJ What’s News

2025-06-13

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A.M. Edition for June 13. Israel launches a wide-ranging attack on Iran’s nuclear program and military leadership, killing the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. WSJ Middle East bureau chief Andrew Dowell analyzes the scope of the military operation and the dynamics to watch going forward. Plus, a judge orders President Trump to return control of California’s National Guard to the state’s governor. And a possible loss of engine thrust emerges as an early focus in the probe into yesterday’s deadly Air India crash. Luke Vargas hosts.  Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Israel attacks Iran in a bid to cripple its nuclear program.

  • Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion,

  • a targeted military operation to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel's very survival.

  • We'll get the latest as Tehran strikes back.

  • Plus,

  • a judge orders President Trump to return control of California's National Guard to the state's governor,

  • and a possible loss of engine thrust emerges as an early focus in the probe into yesterday's deadly Air India crash.

  • It's Friday, June 13th.

  • I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,

  • the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

  • Israel launched a wide ranging attack on Iran's nuclear program and military leadership overnight,

  • striking dozens of targets and killing the head of the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

  • Israel said that some 200 jet fighters participated in a first wave of attacks,

  • part of what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was an operation aimed at taking out Iran's nuclear enrichment program and which could last for days.

  • Israel will never allow.

  • Those who call for our annihilation to develop the means to achieve that goal tonight Israel backs those words with action We struck at the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program Iran's supreme leader said that Israel should expect severe punishment for the attacks,

  • with Israel already intercepting some of the roughly 100 drones that were launched by Iran this morning.

  • With more on this rapidly evolving situation,

  • I'm joined by Wall Street Journal Middle East editor Andrew Dowell.

  • Andrew, these attacks began under the cover of darkness,