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Iran and Israel have been engaged in a covert conflict for years. [21] Iran has utilized the "Axis of Resistance", a network of Iranian-backed militant groups, to target Israeli interests, [21] [22] [23] while Israel has reportedly carried out assassinations of high-ranking Iranian officials and nuclear scientists and launched cyberattacks against Iran.
It was the second direct attack by Iran against Israel, the first being the April 2024 strikes. Iran claimed that the attack was an act of "self-defense" [19] [20] in retaliation for Israel's assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, and IRGC general Abbas Nilforoushan.
Saturday’s strikes were a response to Iran’s October 1 attack on Israel, when Tehran launched 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. This Iranian attack was part of a tit-for-tat conflict that has ...
On the morning of 19 April, Israel retaliated against Iran. Israel attacked three targets in or near Isfahan International Airport, including a military base. One of the targets was a radar for the Natanz nuclear site. Iran claimed that its air defense shot down all Israeli projectiles and that the explosions were from air defense, but ...
Israel's first open attack on Iran targets missile sites, but spares oil and nuclear targets, military officials said. The attack risks pushing the archenemies closer to all-out war.
Netanyahu praises Israel’s hard hitting attack on Iran as Tehran plays down impact . Satellite images show damage from Israeli attack. 06:30, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. An Israeli attack on Iran ...
Israel told the U.S. that a retaliatory attack by Iran would prompt a robust response from Israel. [ 100 ] [ 101 ] Seven Israeli embassies were evacuated in response to the potential threat of an Iranian retaliatory attack, after Iran publicly blamed Israel and vowed retaliation. [ 102 ]
Israel's "response was an exercise in self-defense and specifically avoided populated areas and focused solely on military targets, contrary to Iran’s attack against Israel that targeted Israel ...