FACT CHECK · IRAN
Claim: Israel can't touch Iran without the US
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
In June 2025 the IDF said it had air superiority over Tehran within days, after knocking out many of its air defences; Israeli jets struck inside the capital before the US joined (22 Jun).
Iran International, 30 Jun 2025: Israel held air superiority over western Iran and Tehran.
SOURCE
IDF statements, 16 Jun 2025 (Reuters, Times of Israel); Britannica, Twelve-Day War
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