Well, it looks like Israel finally decided enough was enough—and honestly, who can blame them? When your next-door neighbor keeps hinting they’re whipping up something radioactive for “peaceful purposes” while simultaneously refusing to comply with international watchdogs, you don’t exactly send over a fruit basket.
So, Israel did what Israel does best: acted decisively, hit hard, and made sure the world knew exactly who was running the Natanz show. “Operation Rising Lion” isn’t just a catchy name—it’s a signal that the days of dithering diplomacy are, for now at least, on pause.
Let’s talk about the trigger here. The U.N. nuclear watchdog, bless their bureaucratic souls, finally managed to say out loud what we’ve all known for years: Iran isn’t exactly playing by the nuclear rules. The IAEA declared Iran out of compliance on Thursday.
By Friday morning? Boom—literally. Israel had already taken out top military brass, critical nuclear infrastructure, and a few “peaceful purpose” scientists while they were at it. That’s how you handle rogue regimes—not with another round of strongly worded letters and finger-wagging conferences in Geneva.
Netanyahu, ever the master of the moment, looked straight into the camera and made it crystal clear: this is about survival. And unlike some leaders who shuffle notes and hope the problem fades by the next election cycle, Bibi’s telling the world he’ll keep swinging until Iran can’t lift a finger. Oh, and about those strikes? Turns out Mossad had already snuck in the gear, scoped out the sites, and lined up the targets. Precision, preparation, and a very loud wake-up call for Tehran.
Naturally, Iran’s response was to act like the wounded victim while hurling 100 drones toward Israel. Most of them didn’t make it far—thank you, Iron Dome—but the real damage might be the international panic that followed. Flights grounded, airspaces closed, sirens blaring across the region. Tel Aviv’s Pride Parade was even canceled—sorry to all the glitter cannons and rainbow floats. It’s hard to celebrate when missiles are in the sky.
Then came Trump, never one to miss a moment to rattle the cage. On Truth Social, he practically told Tehran to sign the dotted line or get used to seeing their nuclear ambitions turned into scorched earth. “Before there is nothing left,” he wrote. Subtle? No. Effective? Absolutely. He’s not pretending this is just about diplomacy anymore. It’s chess with warheads, and Iran is running out of pawns.
Marco Rubio chimed in with the necessary U.S. distancing—of course, we’re “not involved.” But make no mistake: nobody in this administration is shedding a tear over a few less centrifuges spinning in Natanz. And while the left hyperventilates about escalations and “regional stability,” let’s remember: the only thing less stable than a nuclear-armed Iran is pretending it’ll never happen while they build bombs in the basement.
President Trump has been clear that Iran must completely dismantle their nuclear capacity.
Iran has given President Trump the middle finger.
Israel is acting to defend themselves, and we should stand with them. pic.twitter.com/SHNE5vnw6J
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) June 13, 2025
So now, here we are: Israel sending a message with fire and steel, Iran scrambling for a response that won’t invite more destruction, and Trump all but daring them to keep pushing their luck. If Tehran wants a deal, they’d better move fast—because Israel sure isn’t waiting around, and neither is history.
