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The Ben Ferguson Podcast

The Lion Roars-Netanyahu’s War on Iran’s Nuclear Threat

The Ben Ferguson Podcast

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.94.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

📰 Overview of the Event

  • Israel launched a large-scale airstrike on Iran, confirmed by both Israeli and Iranian sources.
  • The operation, named "Operation Rising Lion", was announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • The strikes resulted in the elimination of Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and two top Iranian nuclear scientists.
  • The Natanz uranium enrichment facility, a critical site in Iran’s nuclear program, was also reportedly hit.

🎯 Targets and Impact

  • The operation was described as surgical and highly effective, targeting:
    • Iran’s nuclear enrichment and weaponization programs.
    • Ballistic missile infrastructure.
    • Senior IRGC commanders and nuclear scientists.
  • Netanyahu emphasized that the operation would continue indefinitely until the Iranian threat is neutralized.

🧠 Strategic and Political Context

  • Netanyahu framed the strike as a preemptive defense against a regime he claims is close to developing nuclear weapons.
  • He drew historical parallels to the Holocaust, asserting that Israel would not allow another existential threat to materialize.
  • The speech also included a message to the Iranian people, distinguishing them from their government and expressing hope for future peace and cooperation.

🌍 International and Regional Implications

  • The episode highlights Iran’s ties with proxy groups like Hezbollah, the Houthis, and regimes in Venezuela and Cuba.
  • It also references Iran’s missile attacks on Israel and the broader regional instability caused by Tehran’s actions.
  • Netanyahu claimed that Israel’s actions also benefit Arab neighbors and contribute to regional stability.

🧪 Nuclear Concerns

  • The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had recently reported Iran’s violations of nuclear non-proliferation commitments.
  • Iran was accused of rapid uranium enrichment and concealing illicit nuclear activities.
  • In response to international scrutiny, Iran announced plans to build a new enrichment facility, which may have prompted the Israeli strike.

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0:00.0

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0:06.0

In recent months, Iran has taken steps that it has never taken before, steps to weaponize this enriched uranium.

0:13.0

If not stopped, Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in a very short time.

0:17.0

It could be a year. It could be within a few months, less than a year. This is a

0:21.8

clear and present danger to Israel's very survival. This is a 47 morning update special edition

0:28.5

with Ben Ferguson. Good Friday morning. It's so nice to have you with us on the 47 morning update,

0:33.2

and we have one big major story that we're covering and all aspects of it.

0:38.6

And that is the strike on Iran from Israel.

0:42.1

So who was hit?

0:43.6

Who was killed?

0:44.9

What sites were hit and what comes next?

0:48.0

We'll have all of that for you.

0:49.7

Plus, you're going to hear from the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

0:54.8

It's the 47 morning update, and it starts right now.

0:58.3

Story number one.

0:59.4

We start with the big breaking news, and that is coming out of Israel.

1:04.8

Israel has struck Iran, and Iran is now confirming that the IRGC terror chief salami has also been eliminated.

1:16.7

Benjamin Netanyahu announcing the operation as well, talking about what this means.

1:21.7

And we also found out that not only did Iran state-run Islamic Republic News Agency confirm in the early hours of Friday morning

1:30.5

that the Israeli airstrike on targets in the country eliminated the major general

1:35.9

Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard.

1:40.5

Other arms of Iran's state news apparatus also confirm this several high profile regime

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