Jerusalem, June 13 -- Calling the recent Israeli strikes against Iran a fight for the country's very existence, the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) chief Major General Shlomi Binder stated that Aman is operating at the highest level of operational readiness to disrupt Tehran's nuclear and missile programmes.

"We want to degrade, disrupt and remove this threat," Binder said. "We are embarking on a campaign that is nothing short of existential - against an enemy that seeks to destroy us."

Speaking from the Israel Air Force's underground command centre following a simultaneous strike on senior Iranian military leadership, Binder went on to praise the intelligence community for its role in identifying the threat and prepari...