Inside Israel's Operation Rising Lion: How Mossad spec ops smuggled weapons into Iran and set up secret drone factory near the capital in years-long mission before commandos unleashed Trojan Horse attack

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Dr Andreas Krieg, Associate Professor of Defence Studies at King's College London, told MailOnline: 'These strikes can set the nuclear program back years but will not ultimately destroy it.

'This is a very different scenario from Operation Opera when Israel destroyed an Iraqi reactor in 1981. The Iranian program is more resilient, and it will require the Israelis to keep striking targets continuously for days.

'Iran's air defences are all but destroyed and Israel has nearly complete control of the air, which makes these continuous sorties possible. The greatest concern for Israel will be the retaliation from Iran.'

Period	13 Jun 2025
Held at	Daily Mail, United Kingdom