Introduction Since mid-June 2025, the Middle East has witnessed a dramatic escalation in hostilities between Iran and Israel—with missile barrages, air campaigns, international diplomacy, and a fragile ceasefire engineered by former U.S. President Donald Trump. This blog covers: 1. Why the War Started In late May and early June 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, […]
U.S. Strikes in Iran Eclipse NATO Summit in The Hague
On June 21, President Trump authorized precision airstrikes targeting three Iranian nuclear facilities—Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz—in coordination with Israel. He labeled it “Operation Midnight Hammer” and claimed it had “completely obliterated” Iran’s enrichment capacity reuters.com+8news.com.au+8politico.eu+8washingtonpost.com+1reuters.com+1news.com.au+5conference-board.org+5washingtonpost.com+5lemonde.fr+13apnews.com+13cfr.org+13time.com+1thesun.co.uk+1. These were not conventional sorties but 125 combat aircraft, including U.S. B‑2 stealth bombers carrying Massive Ordnance Penetrators to penetrate […]