US EditionIsrael’s Attack on Iran Was Years in the Making. How Did They Get Here?
- On Friday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu initiated a large-scale military operation against Iran, escalating a longstanding conflict marked by years of covert attacks and deep-seated animosity between the two countries.
- The attack followed Iran's nuclear advancements and persistent support for militant allies, despite Tehran denying weaponization and insisting on peaceful aims.
- Israel targeted Iranian nuclear infrastructure and missile sites while the IAEA publicly censured Iran for inspector noncooperation and Iran announced a third enrichment site.
- Netanyahu warned Iran could soon produce nuclear weapons, stating ‘‘time was running out’’ and claiming Iran had weaponized enriched uranium recently.
- The strikes partly weakened Iran’s regional proxies but fell short of neutralizing threats, suggesting continued tensions and potential further escalation.
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Israel's massive attack on Iran in the early morning of Friday followed decades of mutual hostilities and a protracted war in the shadow of covert attacks and sabotage.
Israel and Iran opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict when Israel launched a major air offensive in the early morning of Friday
Israel Gets the War It Wanted
You can’t see Iran from Israel, but on its scenic northern border stand the hills of Lebanon, which at the point where the two countries are closest, is done up to look just like the Islamic Republic. In Kfar Kila, a town just yards from an Israeli town, you might be in Tehran: Iran’s leaders, past and present, wave from a monument adorned with the emblem from its flag. Blue metal boxes on posts line the roadway, a slot beckoning a few coins to …
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