Iran–Israel war

1 day ago - The war began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassinating prominent military leaders, nuclear scientists, and politicians, killing civilians, and damaging or destroying air defenses. Iran retaliated with over 550 ballistic missiles and over ...

The Iran-Israel war has brought the Middle East to the brink of a new regional order — one in which Israel seeks to assert itself as an unrestrained military power. Israel has framed its offensive as a preemptive strike against an imminent ...

November 11, 2025 - October 7, 2023, marked a turning point in the relationship. The Islamic Republic’s support for Hamas, Hezbollah, and proxies shifted the conflict from a shadow war to direct escalation.

1 day ago - The Iran–Israel war (13 June – 24 June 2025), also known as the Twelve-Day War, was an armed conflict in the Middle East. The war began when Israel bombed military and nuclear facilities in Iran in a surprise attack, assassinating prominent ...

December 2, 2025 - An Israeli security source told Israeli media on November 30 that Iran is attempting to rearm its regional partners, including the Houthis, Hezbollah, and unspecified groups in the West Bank and Syria, for potential action against Israel.[1] The source added that Iran is in “an arms race” because Iran understands that Israel will launch an operation in Lebanon if the Lebanese government fails to meet the United States’ December 31 deadline to disarm Hezbollah.[2] A political council member of Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba told Iranian media on December 1 that I

2 weeks ago - The 12-day exchange of Israeli, Iranian, and American strikes marked a dramatic widening and intensification of the conflicts that have roiled the Middle East for the last year and a half. This timeline tracks the events that led to this war, including attempts at U.S.-Iranian nuclear diplomacy, the ongoing Israeli campaign in Gaza, and the conflicts between Israel, Hezbollah, and other Iran-backed groups in the region, among other developments.

4 days ago - Iran's president said it is in "full-scale" war with U.S., Israel and Europe.

6 days ago - Iran is at war with the United States, Israel and Europe, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday, months after President Donald Trump ordered strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities.

1 week ago - Israel lacks the capacity to fight a prolonged war with Iran, an Iranian daily affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps wrote, saying that any renewed conflict would be far costlier and longer than a previous 12-day confrontation.

September 9, 2025 - As tensions flared between Israel and Iran, the longstanding rivalry between these two nations entered a critical juncture, marked by escalating military confrontations and shifting geopolitical dynamics. This Q&A features insights from Amichai Magen and Abbas Milani, scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, who analyze the impact of the 12-day war on regional stability and the profound implications for neighboring countries and global powers.

When the June 2025 war ended, it was the peak of conflict between Israel and Iran. Until 1979, the two states had mutually beneficial relations but following the Islamic revolution this conflict has existed between them.

4 days ago - Iran on Monday denounced the reports as a “psychological operation” against Tehran, emphasizing it was fully prepared to defend itself, and warning renewed aggression would “result in harsher consequences” for Israel.

5 days ago - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared 'total war' with the US, Israel and Europe as the hostile nation looks to rebuild its nuclear capabilities

3 days ago - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Saturday that his country is engaged in a “full-fledged war” with the US, Israel and Europe, describing the multifaceted pressures on Iran as “far more complex and difficult” than the 1980-1988 ...

November 23, 2025 - Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, June 22, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) During the war, there were reports that US President Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan to kill Khamenei out of concern it would ...

2 days ago - The Iran–Israel proxy conflict, also known as the Iran–Israel Cold War, is an ongoing proxy war between Iran and Israel. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah.

November 20, 2025 - Operation Rising Lion, Israel’s June 13-24, 2025, campaign against Iran reset the Middle East’s strategic landscape.

October 3, 2025 - The 12-day war of June 2025 marks a watershed moment: Israel, Iran and the United States demonstrated unprecedented willingness to engage in direct military confrontation. After Israel’s large-scale strikes inside Iran on 13 June broke the ...

December 2, 2025 - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a 12-day war with Israel in June allowed Tehran to close many security gaps, calling it a miscalculation by the Jewish state that would end with the same result if repeated.