Israel Attacks Iran: On June 13, Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders and that this was the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps said its top commander, Hossein Salami, was killed and state media reported the unit’s headquarters in Tehran had been hit. hamenei has reportedly appointed Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari as the a