Iran said it attacked Israel on 1 October in retaliation for the killings of the leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas - Iranian-backed armed groups fighting Israel - and a senior Iranian commander. ‘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. For more insight into Israel's attack on Iran and what the strikes mean for the region, here is more from Parsi and Danon. The following interviews have been edited for length and clarity. What is behind Israel’s decision to attack Iran ? Israel believes Iran is a threat to its security despite Iran ’s insistence that it doesn’t want nuclear weapons. On Friday, Israel made good on decades of threats to take military action to destroy Iran ’s nuclear program, which its leaders have long viewed as an existential threat to their country. In short, Israel acted when it did for two main reasons : A determination that Iran was close to the ‘point of no return’ in its quest for nuclear weapons capability; and concern about Iran ’s ballistic missile program eventually reaching a point where it could overwhelm Israeli defences and create mass casualties – even without nuclear weapons. Israel carried out a series of airstrikes against Iran on Saturday, the Israeli military said. The strikes seen and heard by residents in the capital, Tehran, came weeks after Iran fired waves of. Israel - Iran conflict: A timeline of how the attacks unfolded The IDF launched ‘Operation Rising Lion’ on Friday with the largest attack on Iran since the 1980s Iraq war Andy Gregory, Alicja.
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