
The Israeli minister praised Operation Rising Lion, which began on june 13, in which the Israeli air Force targeted Iran's nuclear and military installations. He said, we destroyed Iran. We destroyed the destructive equipment being built by them. Let us tell you that in this campaign, israel attacked Iran's nuclear bases. To destroy its nuclear program, a series of air strikes were carried out on its three nuclear sites, which included Fordo, Natanz and Arak.
Iran responded to this Israeli attack through Operation True Promise, which led to a 12-day war between the two countries. This conflict ended on june 25, when US President donald trump claimed to mediate and bring about a ceasefire. According to reports, the US shared information about Khamenei's possible hideouts during the war, but trump allegedly vetoed the Israeli plan to assassinate the Iranian leader.
Defense minister Katz confirmed that Khamenei was included in the list of people to be killed by the Israeli army, but he escaped because he went underground. Katz made it clear that he was targeted, but he hid and escaped the Israeli attack. Many Iranian scientists and military officials were killed in the attack.