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A senior Israeli intelligence official completely advised Fox Information on Saturday, “We now have extra surprises developing” for Iran following the preliminary wave of strikes throughout “Operation Rising Lion.”
The high-ranking supply, talking to Fox Information Chief International Correspondent Trey Yingst, mentioned Israeli intelligence projected Iran would have an arsenal of 8,000 ballistic missiles over the subsequent two years and that this was a part of the rationale a call was made to launch the operation. Proper now, Israel believes Iran has about 2,000 missiles.
“We can’t finish this operation understanding that we’ll be in the identical spot two years from now,” the official mentioned. “Every thing goes as deliberate. Truly, higher than deliberate.”
The official added: “We now have a number of surprises. Not simply those we already did. We now have extra surprises developing.”
Israeli safety forces examine destroyed residential buildings that had been hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan, close to Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
Forty Iranian air protection methods have been hit for the reason that starting of the operation, which relies on three objectives — focusing on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile applications and eradicating the Iranian existential menace in opposition to Israel.
Through the initial strike in opposition to a gathering of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) air pressure officers, Israeli intelligence assessed that 30 commanders had been killed.
“It’s a historic achievement,” the official mentioned.
Israel now expects extra incoming Iranian missiles within the days forward that may trigger casualties and destruction.
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On this picture launched by the Iranian Crimson Crescent Society rescuers work on the scene of an explosion after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. (Iranian Crimson Crescent Society through AP)
Nonetheless, the majority of the battle with Iran may largely be over in a matter of days.
“I believe we are able to end it in days… It’s a great factor that we’ve the U.S. by our facet,” the official mentioned.
The official additionally advised Fox Information that the U.S. is “absolutely coordinated” with Israel, but declined to enter specifics.
Firefighters work the scene of an explosion at a residence compound in northern Tehran, Iran, on Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
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“The best way the U.S. is standing beside Israel is unprecedented,” he mentioned. “We really feel it.”
