Pakistan, June 16 -- In the early hours of June 13, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his nation and the world with a carefully choreographed declaration of war. "Before an hour, Operation 'Rising Lion' began," he announced. "Our brave pilots are striking a large number of targets across Iran." He listed the objectives: "to damage Iran's nuclear infrastructure, its ballistic missile factories, and much of its military capabilities." Framed as both a defensive necessity and a moral imperative, the address was as much a military act as a linguistic one. The targets of the strikes included Iran's enrichment facility in Natanz and scientists alleged to be working on a nuclear weapon. "We struck senior command, senior scienti...