IDF Chief of Staff Zamir stated on December 21, 2025, between 8:16 AM and 11:16 AM UTC that "our enemies once again felt the long arm of the IDF, which will continue to strike where needed - on fronts near and far," placing the campaign against Iran at the center of Israel's longest and most complex war, according to an X post by Itay Blumental. Zamir said Iran funded and armed the encirclement of Israel and planned its destruction, as quoted in the post. The statement occurred amid ongoing military operations across multiple fronts throughout the three-hour period ending at 11:16 AM UTC. This emphasis on Iran follows Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's earlier revelation this morning of U.S. President Donald Trump's quotes from a six-month-old IDF operation against Iran, as reported in a prior update between 6:46 AM and 7:16 AM UTC.
