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The Iran-backed “axis of resistance” - a name Tehran and its proxies use for their concerted action against their enemies - all say their actions since Oct. 7 are in response to Israel’s ...
The Iran–Iraq War began on 22 September 1980, when Iraq under Saddam Hussein invaded Iran, and it ended on 20 August 1988, when Iran accepted the UN-brokered ceasefire. Iraq wanted to replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf state, and was worried the 1979 Iranian Revolution would lead Iraq's Shi'ite majority to rebel against the Ba'athist ...
United Nations: Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement condemning the "broadening of the Middle East conflict", though he did not specifically mention Iran. [94] In response, Israel's Foreign Minister, Israel Katz , announced that Guterres would be barred from entering the country due to his failure to condemn the Iranian ...
After the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Government of Iran took a more critical stance on Israel, [37] and a proxy war emerged as Iran supported Lebanese Shia and Palestinian militants during the 1982 Lebanon War. [38] Iran began to gain power and influence with other Islamist countries and groups in the Middle East, [39] [40] collectively ...
It was the first time US troops were killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the Gaza war. US President Joe Biden cast the blame on Iran-backed groups, promising retribution.
The first of the recent attacks that resulted in unspecified injuries among US troops occurred on August 5, when two rockets fired by an Iran-backed militia struck al-Asad airbase in Iraq.
Scholars believe that by supporting the Palestinians, Iran seeks greater acceptance among Sunnis and Arabs, both of whom dominate the Middle East. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Ideologically, Iran seeks to replace Israel with a one-state solution (though Iran has at times also supported the two-state solution ), [ 31 ] and has predicted Israel's demise. [ 32 ]
Israel's bombardment of Hamas in Gaza could spread into a wider Middle East war involving Iran and its proxies in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, experts say.