Israel has carried out unprecedented strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities and military leadership. Where things go next could reshape the region. For years, people have speculated that Israel could strike Iran's nuclear facilities.But the scope and scale of these attacks, which also killed the head of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, shows a broader intent to weaken the regime. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel had no choice but to act preemptively, warning Iran was close to dev ...

Geopolitical Risk & Security Concerns - Military operation "Rising Lion" launched to counter perceived Iranian threat to Israel [1] - Iran possesses enough highly enriched uranium for nine nuclear weapons [1] - Iran is taking steps to weaponize enriched uranium, potentially developing a nuclear weapon within months [2] - Iran fired 300 ballistic missiles at Israel last year, each carrying a ton of explosives [4] - The increasing range of Iran's ballistic missiles poses a nuclear threat to Europe and eventually America [5] Nuclear Proliferation & Terrorism - Concern that Iran may provide nuclear weapons to terrorist proxies [4] - Risk of nuclear terrorism becoming a reality due to Iran's actions [5] Military Action & Targets - Strikes targeted Iran's nuclear enrichment program, weaponization program, main enrichment facility in Natans, leading nuclear scientists, and ballistic missile program [3]