🔥 Overview of the Israel–Iran Conflict

1. Historical Background

1979 Iranian Revolution: After the Islamic Revolution, Iran severed ties with Israel, calling it an illegitimate "Zionist regime."

Ideological Differences: Iran’s leadership, especially the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), views Israel as a regional adversary and opposes its existence. Israel, in return, sees Iran as a key threat due to its nuclear ambitions and support for anti-Israel militant groups.

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🛰️ Key Issues

1. Nuclear Weapons Program

Iran is suspected of pursuing nuclear weapons, although it claims its program is for peaceful purposes.

Israel has consistently lobbied for international pressure and has even conducted covert operations (e.g., sabotage, assassinations of Iranian scientists) to delay or derail Iran’s nuclear progress.

The JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal) was signed in 2015 but has been in disarray since the U.S. withdrew in 2018 under President Trump.

2. Proxy Warfare

Iran funds and arms several proxy groups that are hostile to Israel:

Hezbollah in Lebanon

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza

Shia militias in Syria and Iraq

These groups engage in rocket attacks, tunnel warfare, and other forms of asymmetric warfare against Israel.

3. Syria as a Battlefield

Israel has conducted hundreds of airstrikes in Syria targeting Iranian positions and arms shipments to Hezbollah.

Iran uses Syria as a corridor to move weapons to its proxies and to establish a military presence near Israel’s border.

4. Cyber Warfare

Both countries have engaged in cyberattacks. Notable incidents include:

The Stuxnet virus (allegedly developed by the U.S. and Israel) which damaged Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Iranian hackers have targeted Israeli infrastructure and vice versa.

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🌍 Regional & Global Impact

Allies and Alignments:

Israel is backed by the U.S. and maintains quiet relations with several Arab states (UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia) that also view Iran as a threat.