Israel's Boldest Move Yet: The Iran Attack Explained

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. Israel believes Iran is a threat to its security despite Iran ’s insistence that it doesn’t want nuclear weapons. ‘The stars aligned’: Why Israel set out for a war against Iran , and what it achieved IDF saw the regime’s growing nuclear threat, alongside the collapse of proxy groups, and was at peak. Tensions between two Middle Eastern heavyweights have erupted into a full-fledged Israel ‑ Iran war 2025. What’s happening now? In the latest twist, Israel’s Operation Rising Lion unleashed a devastating wave of airstrikes on Iran ’s military and nuclear infrastructure—including the hardened Natanz enrichment complex—on June 13, 2025. Iran launched a salvo of about 200 ballistic missiles at Israeli military targets, its largest ever such attack, sending sirens blaring across Israel and activating the country’s sophisticated. Why Israel bombed Iran , what led to the latest escalation, and how the US is balancing alliance, deterrence, and diplomacy — full timeline inside. Iran launched strikes after Israel attacked its consulate in Damascus, Syria, killing senior military leaders. Then, too, Iranian attacks only resulted in limited damage. Israel launched a major attack on Iran , drawing their long-running shadow war into the open conflict in a way that could spiral into a wider, more dangerous regional war. Israel has leveled much of Gaza to destroy Hamas, which is backed by Iran . It bombed Lebanon and Yemen to counter Hezbollah and the Houthi militia, both of which are also backed by Iran .