{"id":2447033,"date":"2025-06-13T13:03:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-israel-launched-strikes-on-iran-from-secret-base-within-its-borders\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T13:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:05:32","slug":"how-israel-launched-strikes-on-iran-from-secret-base-within-its-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-israel-launched-strikes-on-iran-from-secret-base-within-its-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"How Israel launched strikes on Iran from secret base within its borders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-israel-launched-strikes-on-iran-from-secret-base-within-its-borders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a notable military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Mossad against Iran, termed &#8220;Rising Lion.&#8221; On June 13, Israeli forces reportedly launched airstrikes from a secret base inside Iran, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arkansas-man-arrested-after-trying-to-crash-through-gates-at-south-carolina-nuclear-plant\/\" title=\"Arkansas man arrested for attempting to breach gates at SC ... plant.\">targeting nuclear facilities<\/a>, military command centers, and missile sites. The operation involved the utilization of a covert drone base near Tehran, which facilitated the initial strikes against Iranian missile capabilities, leaving Iran unable to retaliate effectively.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli intelligence is said to have infiltrated Iran with vehicles containing advanced weapon systems that neutralized iranian air defenses. The strikes resulted in significant casualties, including the deaths of high-ranking military and nuclear scientists critical to Iran&#8217;s programs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proclaimed the operation as a decisive blow to Iran&#8217;s nuclear and ballistic missile ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>This strategic and clandestine offensive reflects a modern approach to warfare, akin to recent drone strategies employed by Ukraine against Russia, showcasing the evolving landscape of military technology and tactics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How Israel launched strikes on Iran from secret base within nation&rsquo;s borders<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2147406\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel Defense Forces<\/a> and Mossad claim to have launched their devastating strike on Iran from a secret base constructed within the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s own borders.<\/p>\n<p>Iran was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3440943\/israel-attack-iran-nuclear-program-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">devastated by a surprise attack<\/a>, dubbed &ldquo;Rising Lion,&rdquo; in the early hours of June 13, as Israeli weapons targeted nuclear facilities, military command centers, and missile sites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3440943\/israel-attack-iran-nuclear-program-what-to-know\/\">Israel launches major attack on Iran over its nuclear program: What to know<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3440937\/trump-iran-deal-after-israeli-strikes\/\">Trump pressures Iran to make deal with US after Israeli strikes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3438599\/nato-alliance-remains-unstable\/\">The NATO alliance remains unstable<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The attack was partially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog_entry\/mossad-airs-video-of-extraordinary-covert-action-from-inside-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">launched from a secret drone base<\/a> constructed near Tehran by the Mossad, according to Israeli officials. These were activated at the beginning of the assault to take out ballistic missile launchers, ensuring Iran would be unable to respond.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A firefighter calls out to his colleagues at the scene of an explosion in a residential compound in northern Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israeli intelligence<\/a> and defense agencies reportedly smuggled vehicles into Iran outfitted with weapons systems capable of taking out Iranian air defenses. When the attack was launched, these systems provided the necessary disruption for Israeli pilots to fly with air supremacy.<\/p>\n<p>Mossad also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/06\/13\/world\/video\/israel-mossad-strike-iran-digvid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">shared video footage<\/a> of its defense forces on Iranian soil, deploying precision missiles against Iran&rsquo;s surface-to-air defenses.<\/p>\n<p>The nearly simultaneous operations amounted to a stunning campaign of clandestine warfare that left Iranian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei&rsquo;s regime<\/a> almost completely defenseless.<\/p>\n<p>Top military leaders and nuclear scientists were targeted in the campaign. The deaths of key individuals, such as Gen. Hossein Salami, chief commander of Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and former head of Iran&rsquo;s Atomic Energy Organization, Fereydoon Abbasi, were confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We struck at the heart of Iran&rsquo;s nuclear enrichment program,&rdquo; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said following the attack. &ldquo;We struck at the heart of Iran&rsquo;s nuclear weaponization program. We targeted Iran&rsquo;s main enrichment facility in Natanz. We targeted Iran&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leading nuclear scientists working<\/a> on the Iranian bomb. We also struck at the heart of Iran&rsquo;s ballistic missile program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli plan, which was reportedly years in the making, bears a striking similarity to the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3430919\/ukrainian-drone-attack-russian-aircraft-wake-up-moment-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">drone attack launched by Ukraine<\/a> in its war against Russia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran&rsquo;s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3440935\/trump-hope-israeli-strike-negotiations-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP EXHORTS IRAN TO MAKE A DEAL IN THE WAKE OF ISRAELI STRIKES, WHILE TEHRAN BLAMES THE US AND VOWS TO INFLICT &lsquo;SEVERE PUNISHMENT&rsquo; ON ISRAEL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian military smuggled approximately 117 drones deep into Russian territory by hiding them in the roofs of wooden sheds. These sheds were then transported via truck to locations close to military targets and remotely operated to strike fleets of bomber airplanes.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Israeli and Ukrainian operations speak to an evolving conception of war in the age of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-company-buys-u-s-farmland-near-air-force-base-sparking-espionage-concerns\/\" title=\"Chinese Company Buys U.S. Farmland Near Air Force Base, Sparking Espionage Concerns\">military drone technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2147406\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147406\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel conducted strikes on Iran from a covert base inside its borders, targeting key military and nuclear sites in a surprise attack named &#8220;Rising Lion&#8221; on June 13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2447034,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tehran-strike.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3823,4671,56991,57124],"class_list":["post-2447033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran","tag-israel","tag-military-strikes","tag-secret-base"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Tehran-strike.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447033"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447037,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447033\/revisions\/2447037"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}