The Iron Dome has a success rate of about 90 percent against incoming rockets. Iron Beam will attempt to close the remaining gap.

As new operations unfold, Tehran appears cornered—its highest military leadership decimated, banking networks disrupted, and supreme leader underground. With Western powers weighing escalation, the coming days could determine whether this conflict ends in negotiation or spreads further across the region.

Israel has launched what it is calling a "preemptive strike" against Iran and declared a state of emergency, according to Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Israel’s military headquarters were struck after Iran’s Islamic Republic unleashed a barrage of missiles on central Tel Aviv late Friday night, causing “significant damage” to the Jewish state’s equivalent of the Pentagon.

Ali Shadmani, perhaps the most senior military leader in Iran's now-decapitated armed forces, was reportedly assassinated just days into taking his position.

"In compliance with Israel Home Front Command guidance, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed Tuesday, June 17. This includes the Consular Sections in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv," the alert reads. "The U.S. Embassy is not in a position at this time to evacuate or directly assist Americans in departing Israel."

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued a warning to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei Tuesday, suggesting he could face a similar end to former Iraqi

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