Israel-Iran Conflict
A recent, short-lived military conflict between Israel and Iran that involved a surprise attack, missile exchanges, and a critical US military intervention (Operation Midnight Hammer) before a ceasefire was negotiated by President Trump.
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Summary
The Israel-Iran conflict, a long-standing proxy war, escalated significantly into direct confrontations in 2024 and 2025. Key events included an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1, 2024, followed by Iranian retaliatory strikes into Israel on April 13, and subsequent Israeli responses on April 19. The conflict saw further assassinations of key figures like Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Lebanon in July 2024, and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in October 2024. Iran launched more missile strikes against Israel in October 2024, prompting further Israeli retaliation. The conflict broadened into the Iran–Israel War in June 2025, initiated by an Israeli surprise attack on Iranian military and nuclear facilities, involving Iran and the Houthis against Israel and the United States. A US intervention, dubbed 'Operation Midnight Hammer,' reportedly used Massive Ordnance Penetrator bombs against Iranian nuclear sites, with former US President Donald Trump praised for de-escalating the situation through a ceasefire and resisting calls for regime change, contrasting with past US frustrations towards Israeli leadership. This US approach, supported by technologies like B2 Bombers, aimed to prevent nuclear proliferation and was influenced by factors like US energy independence and the Abraham Accords.
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Research Data
Extracted Attributes
US Bomb Used
Massive Ordnance Penetrator
Iranian Stance
Pledges to destroy Israel, supports regional militias
Israeli Stance
Views Iran as an existential threat, vows to prevent nuclear bomb
US Policy Goal
Preventing Nuclear Proliferation
Nature of Conflict
Proxy conflict escalated to direct confrontations
Key US Intervention
Operation Midnight Hammer
US Strategic Factor
US Energy Independence
US Aircraft Utilized
B2 Bombers
US Stance on Regime Change
Resisted by Donald Trump
Regional Diplomatic Initiative
Abraham Accords
Timeline
- Israel bombed an Iranian consulate complex in Damascus, Syria, killing multiple senior Iranian officials. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-04-01
- Iran and its Axis of Resistance allies seized the Israeli-linked ship MSC Aries. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-04-13
- Iran launched strikes inside Israel in retaliation for the Damascus consulate bombing. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-04-13
- Israel carried out retaliatory strikes in Iran and Syria. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-04-19
- Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-07-31
- Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was assassinated in the Haret Hreik airstrike in Lebanon, a few hours before Haniyeh's killing. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-07-31
- Iran launched a series of missiles at Israel. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2024-10-01
- Israel killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip. (Source: Web Search)
2024-10-16
- Israel carried out more retaliatory strikes against Iran, targeting air defense systems and missile program sites. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)
2024-10-26
- Iran executed a man accused of working for Israel's Mossad foreign intelligence agency. (Source: Web Search)
2025-04-30
- The Iran–Israel war began with Israel launching a surprise attack targeting key Iranian military and nuclear facilities. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)
2025-06-13
Wikipedia
View on Wikipedia2024 Iran–Israel conflict
In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries in April, July, and October that year. On 1 April, Israel bombed an Iranian consulate complex in Damascus, Syria, killing multiple senior Iranian officials. In response, Iran and its Axis of Resistance allies seized the Israeli-linked ship MSC Aries and launched strikes inside Israel on 13 April. Israel then carried out retaliatory strikes in Iran and Syria on 19 April. On 31 July, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated, in Tehran, Iran. The killing of Haniyeh occurred a few hours after the 2024 Haret Hreik airstrike in Lebanon that assassinated Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr. On 1 October, Iran launched a series of missiles at Israel. Israel then carried out more retaliatory strikes against Iran on 26 October. Several months later in June 2025, the Iran–Israel war began, between Iran and the Houthis against Israel and the United States, when Israel launched a surprise attack targeting key Iranian military and nuclear facilities. Analysts said the April Israeli strikes were limited and signaled a desire to de-escalate. The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Jordan intercepted Iranian drones to defend Israel. Syria shot down some Israeli interceptors, and Iranian proxies in the region also attacked Israel.
Web Search Results
- Iran–Israel war - Wikipedia
An armed conflict between Iran and Israel began when Israel launched surprise attacks on key military and nuclear facilities in Iran on 13 June 2025, in the midst of the Gaza war and its broader regional spillover "Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)").( In the opening hours of the war, Israeli air and ground forces assassinated some of Iran's prominent military leaders, nuclear scientists,( and politicians;( and damaged or destroyed Iran's air defenses and some of its nuclear and military [...] The conflict is considered an escalation of decades-long animosity between Israel and Iran, including a proxy war, during which Iran challenged Israel's legitimacy and called for its destruction. It also follows more than a decade of international concern about Iran's nuclear program, which Israel considers an existential threat. In 2015, six countries( negotiated with Iran the JCPOA nuclear deal that lifted sanctions on Iran and froze Iran's nuclear program,( but in 2018, US president Donald [...] In 2024, the two countries attacked each other openly and directly for the first time following decades of proxy war. In April 2024, an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus killed Iranian officers. Iran retaliated with strikes on Israel in April 2024, to which Israel then retaliated with strikes on Iran. In July 2024, Israel assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran, and then assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and prominent IRGC commander
- A Timeline of Iran and Israel's Recent Attacks - The New York Times
By Ephrat LivniCassandra Vinograd and Eve Sampson Published April 19, 2024 Updated June 24, 2025 The conflict between Iran and Israel, once relegated to the shadows, has escalated yet again. On June 13, explosions rocked Tehran as Israel carried out a major attack on Iran’s nuclear program. Iran retaliated and has launched barrages of ballistic missiles and drones at Israel. [...] Timeline: A Recent History of the Israel-Iran Conflict ====================================================== Israel and Iran have been trading attacks in the most intense fighting between the two countries in decades. Share full article Image 1: A person stands on a pile of rubble, concrete and wood planks. A destroyed building that was hit during Iran’s missile attack in Hod Hasharon, Israel, in October.Credit...Avishag Shaar-Yashuv for The New York Times [...] Iran’s rulers have pledged to destroy Israel and have long supported regional militias who share that goal. Israel views Iran as an existential threat and has vowed to prevent it from building a nuclear bomb. In the last year, their once covert war has burst into the open. Here is a recent history of the conflict: 2019 ---- ### Strikes against Iran’s allies
- A War Without a Name: The Iran-Israel Relationship in Historical ...
The defining tension in Middle Eastern politics today—and the most combustible pile of tinder—is between the State of Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The antagonism between the two countries has existed for more than forty years. It has played out across the region for more than twenty years within the context of the Middle East’s wider tumult. It has not been restricted to diplomacy, either, but has played out through various means: covert, proxy, political and psychological warfare.
- Israel - Iran: how 46 years of proxy war led to this conflict - YouTube
The new phase of this conflict began on June 13 with a huge wave of Israeli strikes on Iran, dealing damaging blows to Iran’s nuclear weapons program, and taking out key scientific and military personnel. Iran’s response has been to fire missile and drone barrages, with some Israeli leaders speaking openly about regime change in Tehran. But the threat of war between Israel and Iran has hung over the Middle East for more than forty years. [...] [Music] the war between Israel and Iran is a conflict that's been building for decades and is now spiraling out of control The Israelis began this phase with a huge wave of strikes on June the 13th that have continued for days dealing damaging blows to Iran's nuclear weapons program and taking out key scientific and military personnel Iran's response has been to fire missile and drone barges while some Israeli leaders speak openly of regime change in Thran So are you going to target the Supreme
- Timeline of tensions and hostilities between Israel and Iran - AP News
ByTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year]Updated 8:38 AM UTC, June 15, 2025 Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print) Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit Israel and Iran opened a new chapter in their long history of conflict when Israel launched a major attack with strikes early Friday that set off explosions in the Iranian capital of Tehran. [...] April 30, 2025 — Iran executes a man it said worked for Israel’s Mossad foreign intelligence agency and played a role in the killing of Revolutionary Guard Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodaei in Tehran on May 22, 2022. Friday, June 13, 2025 — Israel launches blistering attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the country to assault key facilities and kill top generals and scientists. [...] Oct. 1, 2024 — Iran launches its second direct attack on Israel, though a U.S.-led coalition and Israel shoot down most of the missiles. Oct. 16, 2024 — Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip. Oct. 26, 2024 — Israel openly attacks Iran for the first time, striking air defense systems and sites associated with its missile program.