Rethinking Iran-Israel History: A Fresh Look

CHAPTER TWO A Brief History of Israeli - Iranian Cooperation and Confrontation Given the current state of hostility between Israel and Iran, we may easily overlook the years of cooperative relations. Between these two states, both before and even after the Islamic revolution. Although such cooperation faced limits and did. 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 war between Iran and Israel is arguably a war of survival for the regime in Iran . Attacking Iran seemed to be a logical step for Israel after almost destroying its arms of proxies in the region. The regime, which stands on three pillars, namely, its conventional missile arsenal, its extensive network of regional proxy forces, and its nuclear program, is facing a war of attrition that might. Iran and Israel’s first direct clash came in April 2024 . On 1 April, Israel struck Iran’s consulate in Damascus, killing 13 16 people. In response, Iran launched hundreds of drones at Israel. Tensions flared again last October when Iran fired 200 missiles at 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. Everyone went all the way in the Israel - Iran conflict, bursting through psychological and military barriers we never imagined would be breached. Iran did fire hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel on 14 April 2024 , in retaliation for an Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus that killed senior IRGC members. We've rounded up 8 books on the Iran Israel conflict history and shed light on relations between the two states and how its transformed. The United States didn’t actively participate in Israel ’s strikes against Iran , but President Trump made clear he would defend Israel from Iranian retaliation and urged Iran to come to the.