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Operation Rising Lion - Attack on Iran

Operation Rising Lion - Attack on Iran

By: Caloroga Shark Media
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 A special limited 6 part series. New episodes Thursday and Sunday.

Operation Rising Lion is the untold story of one of history's most audacious intelligence campaigns, narrated by the man who lived it. Marcus Cole spent twenty years coordinating Mossad's most sensitive operations. Now, at 52, he's ready to tell the story that's haunted him for seven years—how a midnight heist in Tehran sparked a shadow war that prevented nuclear catastrophe and cost him everything he had left to lose.

From the legendary 2018 theft of Iran's nuclear archives to the infiltration of double agents at the highest levels of Iranian intelligence, Marcus reveals the human mathematics of modern espionage. Every decision required sacrificing someone. Every operation demanded calculating lives like variables in an equation that had to balance, no matter the cost.

Based on real events but told through deeply personal fictional narratives, this six-part series explores what happens when ordinary people become instruments of history. Dr. Ahmad Tehrani, wrestling with the true nature of his nuclear research. Captain Reza Amiri, hunting the very network we're rooting for. And Marcus himself, carrying his brother's dog tags and a growing list of names he can never forget.This is the story of how we prevented the unthinkable—and whether it was worth what we became.

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    June 13-15, 2025. Sixty-three hours of precision warfare eliminate Iran's nuclear capability while systematically consuming everyone who made precision possible. Dr. Tehrani dies in strikes he helped target. Captain Amiri dies defending against attacks his investigation enabled. Colonel Karimi is executed for treason that served both countries.

    But Marcus discovers the devastating truth: every "enemy" was actually an ally working toward the same goal. Tehrani was developing cancer treatments. Amiri was protecting scientists. Mizrahi was genuinely helping Iranian families. All served multiple loyalties simultaneously, believing they could save everyone from everyone else.The greatest espionage thriller ever told is the story of allies eliminating allies to protect the same world through different calculations.

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