AndIsraelwhich is believed to have nuclear weapons, has pledged to do everything in its power to prevent Iran from acquiring such weapons.
Shadow war
For years, the two seemed to be engaged "Shadow war"They attack each other on the ground, in the air, and across the sea, but silently and sometimes through proxies.
Is that Tehran and Tel Aviv They often agree to avoid confrontations that threaten to escalate into an all-out war, preferring instead to pursue a policy of "denial".
Recently, the confrontations have become more visible, especially with the attack that targeted an Iranian military-industrial complex in Iran Isfahan early this week.
Two American newspapers said that Israel was behind the attack.
Agency reviewed "bloomberg" American several questions and answers regarding "Shadow war" between two sides.
What happened in the Isfahan complex?
- According to the Iranian official version, one of the ministry’s defense industries complexes in Isfahan was subjected, on Saturday evening, to a failed attack with small flying objects (marines).
- newspaper reported "The New York Times" It was Israel that carried out the attack via drones, which resulted in a huge explosion in the center of the city of Isfahan, which is a center for the Iranian missile industry.
- "Channel 12" The Israeli reported that the attack targeted a facility for the manufacture of the drone "Witness 136".
When did the shadow war between the two sides begin?
- Lebanon represented the oldest front in the battle of indirect fighting between Iran and Israel. After the latter invaded Lebanon in 1982, an armed Shiite group began to strike the Israeli forces, and it would later be known as "Hizb allah"The group has become somewhat of a proxy for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
- Since the war between "Hizb allah" And Israel In 2006, the group began building a huge arsenal of rockets and missiles along the border, Israel says.
- And there were reports of repeated Israeli strikes targeting the missile supply line of this armed group within the borders of Lebanon.
- A new battle opened between Tehran and Tel Aviv, after the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in 2011.
What happened in Syria?
- During the years of the Syrian war, Iran built an increasing military presence in the country that came to the aid of its government, and learned to use its presence there to facilitate the transfer of combat tools to other countries. "Hizb allah" across the Syrian and Iraqi territories.
- In order to stop the flow of these weapons and to confront the growing Iranian presence on its northern borders, Israel launched attacks in Syria against targets associated with Iran.
What about the sea front?
- In 2019, what appeared to be mutual strikes between Iran and Israel across the sea began, yet the two sides did not claim responsibility for any of those attacks, which hit ships linked to the other.
- It is widely believed that Tel Aviv and Tehran carried out those attacks, and these attacks almost did not result in casualties, with the exception of an attack that occurred in the summer of 2021.
- In that attack, two British and Romanian sailors were killed on board an Israeli-owned ship, which was attacked by a drone in the Gulf of Oman, and US officials linked the attack to Iran.
What about the attacks inside the two countries?
- Iran did not respond to the vast majority of Israeli strikes that targeted its infrastructure in Syria, but in 2018, it launched a barrage of missiles at Israeli positions in the occupied Golan Heights, to respond to Tel Aviv with massive missile strikes in an attempt to show strength.
- Israel is believed to be behind the assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists since 2010, and several attacks on nuclear sites inside Iran.
- In 2021, Iran accused Israel of the explosion that occurred at the nuclear facility in Natanz, and vowed revenge. In return, Tel Aviv remained silent.
Is total war possible?
The greatest danger associated with Iran centers around its nuclear programme. Iran’s leaders say publicly that their country has no nuclear military ambitions, but Tel Aviv says it has obtained Iranian documents that show otherwise.
Israeli officials say implicitly that their country will attack Iran if it comes to the brink of acquiring nuclear weapons, using air power, as they did with Iraq in 1981 and Syria in 2007.
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And he launches Iranian officials Periodically make statements threatening them of “annihilation of Israel”.It is believed that their country is seeking to obtain Nuclear weaponwhich would support these threats.
AndIsraelwhich is believed to have nuclear weapons, has pledged to do everything in its power to prevent Iran from acquiring such weapons.
Shadow war
For years, the two parties engaged in what appeared to be “Shadow warThey attack each other on the ground, in the air, and across the sea, but silently and sometimes through proxies.
Is that Tehran and Tel Aviv They mostly agree to avoid confrontations that threaten to escalate into an all-out war, preferring instead to pursue a policy of “denial.”
Recently, the confrontations have become more visible, especially with the attack that targeted an Iranian military-industrial complex in Iran Isfahan early this week.
Two American newspapers said that Israel was behind the attack.
The US agency “Bloomberg” reviewed several questions and answers regarding the “shadow war” between the two parties.
What happened in the Isfahan complex?
- According to the Iranian official version, one of the ministry’s defense industries complexes in Isfahan was subjected, on Saturday evening, to a failed attack with small flying objects (marines).
- The New York Times reported that Israel carried out the attack via drones, which resulted in a huge explosion in the city center of Isfahan, which is a center for Iran’s missile industry.
- The Israeli “Channel 12” reported that the attack targeted a manufacturing facility for the “Shahid 136” drone.
When did the shadow war between the two sides begin?
- Lebanon represented the oldest front in the battle of indirect fighting between Iran and Israel. After the latter’s invasion of Lebanon in 1982, an armed Shiite group began to strike the Israeli forces, and would later be known as “Hezbollah”, and the group became to some extent an agent of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
- Since the war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006, the group has begun building up a huge arsenal of rockets and missiles along the border, Israel says.
- And there were reports of repeated Israeli strikes targeting the missile supply line of this armed group within the borders of Lebanon.
- A new battle opened between Tehran and Tel Aviv, after the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in 2011.
What happened in Syria?
- During the years of the Syrian war, Iran built an increasing military presence in the country that came to the aid of its government, and learned to use its presence there to facilitate the transfer of combat tools to Hezbollah through the Syrian and Iraqi lands.
- In order to stop the flow of these weapons and to confront the growing Iranian presence on its northern borders, Israel launched attacks in Syria against targets associated with Iran.
What about the sea front?
- In 2019, what appeared to be mutual strikes between Iran and Israel across the sea began, yet the two sides did not claim responsibility for any of those attacks, which hit ships linked to the other.
- It is widely believed that Tel Aviv and Tehran carried out those attacks, and these attacks almost did not result in casualties, with the exception of an attack that occurred in the summer of 2021.
- In that attack, two British and Romanian sailors were killed on board an Israeli-owned ship, which was attacked by a drone in the Gulf of Oman, and US officials linked the attack to Iran.
What about the attacks inside the two countries?
- Iran did not respond to the vast majority of Israeli strikes that targeted its infrastructure in Syria, but in 2018, it launched a barrage of missiles at Israeli positions in the occupied Golan Heights, to respond to Tel Aviv with massive missile strikes in an attempt to show strength.
- Israel is believed to be behind the assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists since 2010, and several attacks on nuclear sites inside Iran.
- In 2021, Iran accused Israel of the explosion that occurred at the nuclear facility in Natanz, and vowed revenge. In return, Tel Aviv remained silent.
Is total war possible?
The greatest danger associated with Iran centers around its nuclear programme. Iran’s leaders say publicly that their country has no nuclear military ambitions, but Tel Aviv says it has obtained Iranian documents that show otherwise.
Israeli officials say implicitly that their country will attack Iran if it comes to the brink of acquiring nuclear weapons, using air power, as they did with Iraq in 1981 and Syria in 2007.