From Israeli Attacks to Iranian Responses and US Intervention. The 12-Day War

On the morning of June 13, powerful explosions rock Tehran. Israel launches Operation Rising Lion against Iran. Guilty, according to the Jewish state, of being too close to developing a nuclear weapon.

200 Israeli Air Force planes target 800 targets, hitting 6 cities, including Tehran and the Iranian nuclear plant in Natanz. In the raids, 20 high-ranking commanders are killed, including the chief of staff of the Iranian forces and senior Pasdaran leaders, and numerous scientists. On the ground, Mossad agents carry out sabotage throughout the territory.

For Iran, it is a real declaration of war. 100 drones and a barrage of ballistic missiles rain down on Israel. It is the beginning of an intense conflict, made of reciprocal attacks between the two countries, as has not happened in decades.

Israel launches heavy attacks on military and nuclear facilities, airports, and even surprisingly strikes state TV. The images go around the world. Iran responds by striking at the heart of Israel.

Sirens echo in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem for days. Iranian missiles manage to pierce the Iron Dome defense system. At night, people take shelter in shelters.

Iranian attacks intensify, hitting Haifa, Bat Yam and Ber Sheva, where an Iranian missile hits a hospital, causing deaths and injuries. In the meantime, negotiations collapse. Tehran, under attack, considers them a beast.

As the hours pass, the rumors of a possible US entry into the war become more and more insistent. Rumors that materialize on June 22 with the post of President Trump on Trump. We have successfully completed our attack on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan.

The world is holding its breath again. The Iranian retaliation, purely symbolic, even communicated in advance to the United States, comes 48 hours later, with the launch of 6 missiles on the US base in Qatar. A weak retaliation, says the tycoon, who a few hours later announces the ceasefire and promises the end of the 12-day war, which has caused the death of 28 people and over 3,000 wounded for Israel and 610 victims for Iran with 4,700 wounded.