Breaking: Israel and US Strike Across Iran

Operation "Roaring Lion" seeks to eliminate existential threat, degrade Iranian regime capabilities for an extended period

Hi everyone,

I’m writing to you as the situation develops.

Today, in close and historic coordination with the United States, the IDF launched Operation “Roaring Lion”.

Why now?

Despite the impact of “Rising Lion,” in June 2025, the Iranian regime didn’t back down. Our intelligence has closely tracked a dangerous acceleration in their capabilities:

• Missile Production: Iran has ramped up long-range missile production to a pace of dozens per month, including an attempt to accelerate underground production. More recently, we’ve seen that pace accelerate. And, as the world saw in June 2025, Iran does not hesitate to use these against civilians. More specifically, Iran aimed to reach the 8,000 missile mark by 2027, compared to the 3,000 they had before operation “Rising Lion.”

• Proxy Funding: Iran’s chief export - terrorism - continued. Despite rising costs of living in Iran, the regime set out its clear priorities, funneling $700M–$900M to its terrorist proxies, primarily to Hezbollah, and continuing its investments in the Houthis.

Israel reached a point where the threat was no longer “developing”.

The threat was direct and imminent.

So, as I told reporters earlier today:

For years they have been calling for “Death to Israel” and “Death to the U.S.” So today we heard them….and we acted.

At about 8:00am Israel time, we launched Operation “Roaring Lion”.

Our objective?

Fundamentally reduce and degrade Iranian terrorist regime’s capabilities, eliminating long-term existential threats to the State of Israel.

The strike included attacks on dozens of high value regime targets and was executed as part of a broad, coordinated, and joint offensive conducted with the United States Armed Forces against the regime. Even now, as I write this, the Israeli Air Force continues to strike across Iran right now, guided by precise, real-time intelligence.

This operation is the result of careful planning with the US Armed Forces, including with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Commander of CENTCOM. Let me be clear; this collaboration between our militaries has saved in the past and is doing so now again.

On the Home Front

To ensure we are ready for any scenario, we are calling up an additional 70,000 reservists, primarily for the Israeli Air Force, Intelligence Corps and the Homefront Command.

Air defense systems and the Navy are deployed to defend Israel’s skies and shores against missile barrages and aerial and maritime threats. Our ground forces are positioned along the borders to thwart and repel any attempt to infiltrate Israeli territory. For those of you in Israel, please follow the Homefront Command’s instructions; we have already seen that the civilian home front is being targeted, including multiple waves of missiles that were fired.

What to expect

This could be a long-term effort. We are seeing the Houthis and other proxies preparing to respond, but our forces, including the Navy and Air Force, are fully prepared for any eventuality.

We are working to deliver a thorough, hard hit to the regime’s capabilities that will change the security reality for years to come. We will continue for as long as we must in order to defend the State of Israel, today and in the future.

More information will be shared on this Substack as the situation evolves.

Stay strong and stay safe,

LTC Nadav Shoshani

IDF Spokesperson for International Media