Israel’s June 13 airstrikes on Iranian soil have sharply escalated the long-running confrontation between the two arch-rivals. Codenamed Operation Rising Lion , the operation involved dozens of Israeli fighter jets targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, missile factories, and top military personnel. The Israeli attack on Iran 's nuclear program and military assets and Iran 's responding missile strikes represent a significant escalation in the long-standing tensions between the two nations. RAND experts provide insights into the strategic, diplomatic, and economic dimensions of this unfolding crisis. After 14 years of bloody civil war between rebels and Assad’s forces backed by Iran and Russia, the Islamist fighter Ahmed al-Sharaa turned Syrian president is trying to stamp out all these. TEL AVIV -- Israel and Iran are now locked in an existential battle that neither can afford to lose. There is no quick or easy way out and the outcome could fundamentally alter the make-up of the region. In Iran, the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been seriously weakened. Israel launched fresh airstrikes targeting military infrastructure in western Iran ’s Kermanshah city, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday morning. Earlier, Iran ’s state-affiliated. Israel ’s large-scale attack on Iran ’s nuclear and military structures threatens to further escalate Mideast tensions while weakening Iran and its proxy network. In the early hours of Friday morning, Israel launched a sweeping military campaign against Iran . The ongoing operation, which was reportedly planned to unfold over several days, is targeting a. Iran and Israel continue strikes on Wednesday night, after Donald Trump says the US "may" join the Israeli attacks. Israel has just opened a second front against its adversaries by targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon and would face the largest conventional fighting force in the region if an all-out war broke out with Iran.
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