Here is some more general context:
Israeli media reports that the US has prepared a list of targets to strike Iran with the participation of the United Kingdom, France, Israel, and four Arab countries.
🔘 According to CBS, attempts to accelerate direct negotiations between the US and Iran have failed. Also, American media reports that the US is considering targeted strikes on Iran's military and political leadership to provoke internal protests.
🔥 Donald Trump wants to strike Iran's political leadership and security forces to inspire protesters to seize government buildings — Reuters reports, citing White House sources. The US president wants to create conditions for regime change, but a final decision has not yet been made.
🔹 Amid rumors of possible US strikes, an Iranian government plane landed in Russia at Vnukovo Airport. It is likely that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the Secretary of the National Security Council, Ali Larijani, are on board.
🔹 Recent US intelligence assessments indicate that Iran is in its weakest position since the 1979 revolution.
🔹 Israel believes that Trump wants a large-scale, decisive action to overthrow the Iranian regime. The Pentagon is developing the main strike plan, and coordination between US military forces and Israeli defense forces is significantly increasing — reports KAN NEWS.
🔹 According to Channel 12, this morning the US deployed an additional air defense system at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan (it is unknown whether this refers to the THAAD or MIM-104 Patriot system, but most likely the latter).
🔹 According to ISRAEL HAYOM, the current planning of the military operation focuses not only on initial strikes but also on subsequent hits aimed at paralyzing the regime's command centers, the infrastructure of the "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps" (IRGC), and its recovery capabilities. The goal is maximum strategic damage, not a one-time strike.
💰 At the same time, Washington is waging a financial war against the IRGC. Intelligence has found billions of dollars quietly transferred from Iran to foreign accounts by high-ranking regime officials and IRGC figures. Since Europe declared the IRGC a terrorist organization, these funds have become increasingly vulnerable to freezing and confiscation. Since IRGC-controlled entities own more than a third of Iran's economy, cutting off these financial flows directly hits military procurement, salaries, and the regime's overall operational capacity.
