Iran and Israel's open warfare after decades of shadow war
by Drudge Report
Drudge Report— Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed his country would respond after Iran fired drones and missiles at Israel on April 13. Tehran's action, its first-ever strike on Israel, had been in retaliation for a suspected Israeli air strike on Tehran's embassy compound in Damascus on April 1. 1979 - Iran's pro-Western leader Mohammed Reza Shah, who regarded Israel as an ally, is swept from power in an Islamic Revolution that installs a new theocratic regime with opposition to Israel an...
The Telegraph—Iran and the Ayatollah: Inside the ‘shadow war’ with Israel. For true believers in Iran, antagonism to Israel represents a fundamental pillar of the Islamic Republic
19FortyFive—Israel and Iran: A High-Stakes Shadow War Intensifies. Israel and Iran currently have some of the most powerful militaries in the Middle East. Open adversaries, both nations have been intertwined in a shadow war that is escalating into near-open war tensions.
The Guardian—In this shadow war between Iran and Israel, the outline of a different future is visible. Both seem keen to limit hostilities, and key Arab states are ready to resist Tehran. But real change will require new Israeli leadershipWhen it comes to the Middle East, it’s the pessimists who look smartest. Predict the worst and you’ll rarely be proved wrong. If you are, it’s usually because your forecast was insufficiently bleak.So put on your gloom-tinted spectacles and assess the events of the last week. You’ll see the dawn of a grim new era, in which the region’s two strongest powers,...