The IDF has detected heightened Hezbollah deployment and is preparing for large-scale rocket fire toward the north and center of Israel on Tuesday night, with local officials urging residents to stay near shelters.
After initial uncertainty over his fate, Israeli officials confirmed that Ali Larijani – one of Iran's most powerful political figures – was killed in an overnight precision strike on his Tehran safehouse.
Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed that Larijani, whom The New York Times had named Iran's de facto leader, was killed overnight in an IDF strike alongside other senior regime officials, including the Basij commander.
US spy agencies hold what they consider highly credible intelligence suggesting Iran's new supreme leader is gay – a fact his father reportedly knew and that clouded the succession for years.
Division 91 troops are dismantling terror infrastructure to create a security buffer for communities along the northern border.
Three Israeli officials familiar with the situation say the IDF has sufficient interceptor missiles of all types, and that the report may have been seeded by Iran or one of its allies.
A classified assessment delivered to President Trump shows the late supreme leader viewed Mojtaba Khamenei as neither brilliant nor fit to rule – yet Iran's clerical council chose him anyway.
Israeli officials fear that the scenario in which Iran’s regime remains in power even after the current military campaign is now more realistic. According to this updated assessment, Israeli decision makers are shaping their strategy accordingly, focusing on Iran’s missile arrays, its weapons industry and Tehran’s security forces.
There are cases in which Israeli pilots are assigned missions such as striking missile launchers aimed at US bases and assets in the region. In many cases, those targets also pose a threat to Israel.
War secretary approves deployment of amphibious force with Marines and assault ships to region. Meanwhile Iran holds the “switch” over Hormuz: Indian tankers and a Turkish vessel granted passage as France and Italy open talks with Tehran to secure safe transit.
