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| Round up of the small events and statements yesterday leading up to Israel’s massive attack on Iran overnight. |
| 2025-06-13 |
| [IsraelTimes] Trump says he doesn’t want Israel to attack Iran but strike ‘could very well happen’ Deal ‘fairly close,’ says president, acknowledging Netanyahu planning strike, as US ambassador says Israel unlikely to strike nuclear facilities without okay from the White House Israel said ready to strike Iran, possibly within days, even as nuke talks set to resume Israel may hit nuclear sites without US help, NBC says; Iran reportedly prepared to launch hundreds of missiles at Israel in response; Oman confirms parley planned for Sunday US restricts staff’s travel in Israel as Iran drills its military amid soaring tensions US diplomats and families in Israel told to remain in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem or Beersheba; IRGC chief warns response to Israeli attack would be ‘more forceful’ than in past Israel said ready to strike Iran, possibly within days, even as nuke talks set to resume Israel may hit nuclear sites without US help, NBC says; Iran reportedly prepared to launch hundreds of missiles at Israel in response; Oman confirms parley planned for Sunday Iran vows to ramp up en#richment after UN watchdog finds it breached nuke safeguards International Atomic Energy Agency says Tehran failing to uphold its obligations, urges answers ‘without delay’; defiant Iran says it’ll build a third uranium enrichment site US advises citizens in Mideast, North Africa to exercise increased caution amid regional tensions Witkoff warned US lawmakers that Iranian response to Israeli strike could be mass casualty event – report US President Donald Trump’s special Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff told Senate Republicans last Thursday, in a closed-door briefing, that if Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear facilities, the Iranian Republic’s response could be a mass casualty event, Axios reports. Witkoff — who is expected in Oman on Sunday for another round in the US’s ongoing talks with Iran to reach a deal concerning the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program — told the lawmakers that Israeli military strikes are on the table if the negotiations fail, the report says, citing a US official and a source with direct knowledge. The presidential envoy raised the topic of Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, the sources said, and claimed that the US is concerned Israel’s air defenses could be overwhelmed by an attack involving hundreds of missiles. In October 2024, Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel, though much of the attack was thwarted by air defenses in Israel and with the help of regional allies and the US. A similar attack in April 2024, which also used drones and cruise missiles, was also largely foiled. Axios reports, citing a US official, that since the October attack, Iran has ramped up production of ballistic missiles to some 50 per month. The Islamic Republic’s goal is to produce more missiles than Israel has interceptors, the official says. Several reports over the last day have said US officials think Israel could be preparing to strike Iran in the coming days, even as US and Iranian representatives are set to continue talks this Sunday in Oman on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. However, the US ambassador to Jerusalem has stressed he doesn’t believe Israel would strike without a green light from US President Donald Trump, who today reiterated his call for Israel to hold off on such an attack as negotiations continue. The military’s Home Front Command has also said, in response to “rumors,” that there is no change to the civilian guidelines at this time. Netanyahu convenes security cabinet, amid hostage talks and reports of prep to strike Iran Home Front Command says no changes to guidelines for civilians, amid ‘rumors’ of potential strike on Iran in coming days Iran’s president vows ‘we’ll rebuild again’ if nuclear facilities destroyed in attack That’s certainly a possibility, though no one else in the Middle East has done so. Iran will rebuild its nuclear facilities if they are destroyed, the country’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says, according to state media.“It is not the case that if they destroy our facilities with bombs, everything will be lost — these capabilities exist in our minds, and therefore, whatever they do, we will rebuild again,” Pezeshkian says. Reports: US told Israel it will not provide offensive support for Iran strike That’s fine. So long as they stay out of the way, that’s all that matters. The US has told Israel it will not participate in any potential strike on Iran’s nuclear program in the coming days, according to reports in The Wall Street Journal and Axios.The Journal cites an official with knowledge of the matter as saying Washington will not provide any offensive support for an Israeli strike. Axios quotes two US sources and an Israeli official as saying the same. Axios notes it is still possible that the US will offer other support, including in logistics and intelligence, while adding that it is likely to assist Israel in defending itself from any Iranian retaliation, should a strike take place. The Journal says that though Washington is not providing official support for the Israeli threats of military action, officials do hope the pressure will lead to Iranian concessions in negotiations still taking place between the sides through Omani mediation. |
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| #2 Looks like the wind is blowing across the strike zones from east to west. |
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