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Israel (Orange) and Iran (Dark Green) in the Middle East
Date 16 February 1985[43] – ongoing
(35 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 4 days)
Location :
Western Asia -
Status
Ongoing:
Iran reinforces Syria and Hezbollah. Israel tries to prevent weapon transfers to Hezbollah. 2006 Lebanon War ends in military stalemate. Beginning of Gaza–Israel conflict in June 2006. Israel tries to stop Iranian nuclear program. Iran grows a sphere of influence in the Middle East. Formation of the Arab-Israeli alliance |
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The Iran–Israel proxy conflict, also known as the Iran–Israel proxy war or Iran–Israel Cold War, is an ongoing proxy war between Iran and Israel. The conflict is bound in threats, hostility of Iran's leaders against Israel, and their declared objective to dissolve the Jewish state. Israel is concerned by Iran's nuclear weapons program, and is seeking to downgrade Iran's allies and proxies such as the Lebanese Hezbollah political-militant organization. The conflict gradually emerged from Iran's hostile stance toward Israel following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, into covert Iranian support of Hezbollah during the South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) and by 2005 developed into a proxy regional conflict. In 2006, Iran was actively involved in supporting Hezbollah during the 2006 Lebanon War and in parallel began supporting Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Israel, on the other hand, initiated a campaign to harm the Iranian nuclear program, utilizing several anti-regime militias within Iran. Upon the onset of the Syrian Civil War, the conflict escalated and by 2018 turned into direct Iranian-Israeli warfare. Key issues in the conflict include Iran's support of groups opposing Israel, Israel's support of anti-Iranian rebel groups, Iran's nuclear program, and Israel's ties with other rivals of Iran such as Saudi Arabia and the United States. The involvement of both countries in the Syrian Civil War has created additional possibilities for direct conflict between the two states.[51] Iran has provided significant support to Hezbollah,[52] Hamas,[53] and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, whereas Israel has supported the People's Mujahedin of Iran[54] and has conducted assassinations and attacks against Iranian targets directly.[55][56] Israel has also conducted cyber warfare against Iran, and has publicly advocated for international military action against Iran.[57] Israel has accused Iran of attempting to form a continuous land transport route from Iran via Iraq and Syria to Lebanon, which Israel views as a significant strategic threat. Iran views Israel as an illegitimate "Zionist regime" and its leaders have accused Israel of being an American client state hostile to Muslims. |
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