The longstanding proxy war between Iran and Israel escalated to a series of direct confrontations on 1 April 2024 after Israel conducted an airstrike on an Iranian consulate complex in Damascus, Syria, and killed 7 Iranian soldiers and 1 Iranian advisor. Iran – Israel War 2025 highlights decades-long hostility, proxy battles, and escalating nuclear tensions. Explore the timeline, causes, key events, airstrikes, and global impact of this evolving West Asian conflict shaping regional and global security. Iran , under its supreme leader and the Revolutionary Guard, has long relied on a different form of military adventurism— proxy wars in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and to some extent in Palestine. We take a closer look at the history between the two countries and some of the key events and alliances that help explain why Israel and Iran are at war, and why the outcome of the conflict. For years, Israel and Iran engaged in a shadow war , utilizing proxy forces and covert operations. However, on October 1, 2024, this conflict escalated into open warfare as Iran launched a massive missile attack on Israel .
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