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WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

Israel’s 'Operation Rising Lion' Hits Iran's Nuclear Program

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

The Wall Street Journal

Society & Culture, News

42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

After stunning Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and military chain of command, Donald Trump calls the operation "excellent" and says that Tehran should agree to a nuclear deal, "before there is nothing left." Why did Israel act now? How much capability does Iran have to retaliate? And how will MAGA voters react to Trump's support of Israel's military action? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal. This is Potomac Watch.

0:45.1

Israeli warplanes hit targets across Iran in a stunning series of strikes aimed at ending its nuclear program, with President Trump calling the operation excellent and threatening

0:50.4

worse to come if the regime in Tehran does not agree to denuclearize.

0:55.8

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal.

0:58.9

We are joined today by my colleagues, editorial board member Elliot Kaufman and columnist

1:04.6

Kim Strassel.

1:06.2

The Israeli strikes began early Friday morning, Middle East time, and continued there into the afternoon and

1:12.2

evening targeting centrifuges, nuclear scientists, top generals, and more. Prime Minister Benjamin

1:19.1

Netanyahu in remarks on early Friday said, quote, we struck at the heart of Iran's nuclear

1:25.8

enrichment program, unquote. Here's a little bit more of what the prime minister said.

1:30.3

80 years ago, the Jewish people were the victims of a Holocaust perpetrated by the Nazi regime.

1:37.3

Today, the Jewish state refuses to be a victim of a nuclear holocaust perpetrated by the Iranian regime.

1:45.0

Now, as Prime Minister, I've made it clear time and again.

1:49.0

Israel will never allow those who call for our annihilation to develop the means to achieve that goal.

1:56.0

Tonight, Israel backs those words with action.

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