MALONEY: Iran has been hostile to Israel since the 1979 revolution, and their consistent rhetoric has been that they believe that Israel is an illegitimate state and should be expelled from. What is the Israel-Iran conflict about? It is a protracted hostile rivalry between Israel and Iran, ongoing since 1979 , defined by deep ideological enmity and geopolitical competition rather than open direct war. Israel and Iran's relationship is shaped by historical grievances, power struggles, and ideological conflicts without explicit geographical disputes. Their ties changed post - 1979 ' s Islamist revolution, deepening hostilities over regional influence, nuclear capabilities, and support for opposing factions. Iran claimed Hamas gave it no prior warning of the October 2023 attacks, when gunmen slaughtered killed 1,200 Israelis and took over 250 hostages, despite a history of close Iranian support for Hamas including supplying it with rockets to strike Israel . Iran ' s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Sunday dismissed any discussion of whether Tehran's unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel hit anything there, a tacit acknowledgment that despite launching a massive assault, few projectiles actually made through to their targets. Not remove Iranian animosity toward Israel, it was still extensive at times. Iran’s tacit military, economic, and intelligence cooperation with Israel during the Shah’s time was based on common geopoliti.
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