2nd Edition: Operation Rising Lion: Israel's Strike Against Iran's Nuclear Program

Operation Rising Lion 2025: Israel's Strike on Iran's Nuclear Program presents the most comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the June 2025 Israel-Iran military conflict that fundamentally transformed Middle Eastern geopolitics. Dr. Naim Tahir Baig, a distinguished scholar of International Relations, delivers an unprecedented examination of the twelve-day crisis that brought the region to the brink of nuclear war and ultimately reshaped the strategic balance of power in the Middle East.

Drawing from extensive primary sources, classified intelligence assessments, diplomatic communications, and real-time military reporting, this meticulously researched work chronicles the events from Israel's pre-dawn strikes on June 13, 2025-codenamed "Operation Rising Lion"-through the dramatic American intervention with "Operation Midnight Hammer" and the fragile ceasefire that ended hostilities on June 24, 2025. The book reveals the sophisticated intelligence operations, advanced military technologies, and strategic calculations that defined this watershed moment in modern warfare.

Dr. Baig's analysis goes beyond mere military chronology to explore the profound implications of these events for nuclear proliferation, international law, regional stability, and global security architecture. The work examines how Israel's systematic targeting of Iran's nuclear infrastructure and scientific personnel, combined with the first operational use of America's most powerful bunker-buster weapons, established new precedents for preventive warfare against nuclear facilities. The author provides critical insights into the diplomatic failures that preceded the conflict, the constitutional crisis it triggered in the United States, and the long-term consequences for Middle Eastern geopolitics.

This second edition, published just thirteen days after the ceasefire, incorporates the latest intelligence assessments, damage evaluations, and strategic analyses from military experts worldwide. It offers readers an unparalleled understanding of how modern warfare integrates stealth technology, precision munitions, cyber operations, and intelligence penetration to achieve strategic objectives previously thought impossible. The work serves as both a definitive historical record and an essential resource for understanding the future trajectory of nuclear non-proliferation efforts, regional security arrangements, and the evolving nature of international conflict in the 21st century.