RT-Engels: 13-06-2025,
The escalation aimed at crippling more than infrastructure – it undermines the very concept of diplomatic resolution
Storm clouds are rapidly gathering over the Middle East, with the epicenter of the latest escalation rooted in the intensifying confrontation between Israel and Iran. A conflict that had simmered in the shadows for decades has now erupted into an open – and seemingly irreversible – phase. In the early hours of June 13, Israel launched a massive military operation, carrying out an unprecedented air campaign involving more than 200 fighter jets, which struck over a hundred targets across Iranian territory in near-simultaneous waves.
The attacks spanned critical regions – from the capital, Tehran and the holy city of Qom, to the industrial hubs of Kermanshah and Hamadan. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the strikes were aimed exclusively at strategic objectives: Components and infrastructure tied to Iran’s nuclear program, ballistic missile production facilities, logistics hubs, and command centers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Israel has presented the operation as a demonstration not only of its technological superiority, but also of its unwavering political will to confront and contain the perceived threat posed by Iran.
The damage appears to be the most severe Iran has suffered since the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s. Among the confirmed casualties are several high-ranking figures from Iran’s military and scientific elite: IRGC commander Hossein Salami, Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff Mohammad Bagheri, and General Gholam-Ali Rashid,