*STOX the Money™ | Cutting Through the Noise. Daily. | 🛡️ BREAKING | 13 JUN 2026* *Israel Launches Preemptive Strikes on Iran in “Operation Rising Lion”* 🔹 *What Happened?* Israel has launched Operation Rising Lion, a massive preemptive military strike targeting Iran’s *nuclear enrichment sites, missile infrastructure*, and *key defense personnel*. • Explosions reported across *Tehran*, including *Natanz nuclear facility* • *Gen. Hossein Salami*, head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, reportedly *killed*. 🔹 *Israeli Leadership Speaks* PM *Netanyahu*: “We struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear weaponization program.” Defense Minister Katz: “A large-scale missile & drone retaliation is expected imminently.” 🔹 *Emergency Protocols in Place* • *Israel closes airspace, shuts schools*, bans mass gatherings • *Ben-Gurion Airport* closed • *Iraq*, in precaution, closes its airspace 🔹 *International Response* • *U.S.* denies any involvement; Speaker Mike Johnson backs Israel • *Trump*: Aware of potential strike, but did not support its timing • *Iran scrambles jets*, prepares for counterattack 🔹 *Political Consensus in Israel* Even opposition leader *Yair Lapid*, a Netanyahu critic, supports the operation and was briefed in advance. ⚠️ *What’s Next?* A *volatile escalation* looms in the Middle East. All eyes now on *Iran’s retaliation* and possible *spillover across the region.*