PARIS Flags flutter along a bridge as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise from an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025. Israel 's unprecedented strikes on Iran , which have killed top military leaders and nuclear scientists, required years of meticulous intelligence gathering and infiltration, experts say. Israel said it hit hundreds of targets on Friday alone, and has since continued its attacks, striking a defense facility and