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. Over the past years, a series of developments have inflamed tensions between the Jewish state and the Islamic Republic: Iran ’s unprecedented expansion across the region in general and its military entrenchment in Syria , in particular; the uncertainties, fears, and debates attending Tehran’s nuclear weapons program; the ascent of President. 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 the. With the U.S. Diplomatic and military position in the region weakened, an increasingly bold Iran expanded its influence into four Arab states — Syria , Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon — plus Gaza. 5 days ago · 1965: Palestinian guerrilla movement Fatah carries out its first military operation inside Israel . 1967: Israeli strikes against Egypt and Syria launch the Six-Day War . This violence marks a dramatic departure from the long-simmering Iran - Israel shadow war . Why is it happening now? Heather Williams Israel is trying to take advantage of its successes against Hezbollah and Hamas and the fall of Assad in Syria to deal a serious blow to Iran .
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