Why has Israel attacked Iran?

Iran said it attacked Israel on October 1 in retaliation for the killings of leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas – Iranian-backed armed groups fighting Israel – and a senior Iranian commander.

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan were killed when Israel bombed the building they were in in the Lebanese capital Beirut on September 27. Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed on 31 July in an explosion at the compound where he was staying while visiting Tehran. Iran blamed Israel for that attack, although Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.

The attack was Iran’s second direct attack against Israel. This came five months after Israel was first attacked with nearly 300 drones and waves of missiles. Israel said almost all were detained. That attack was in response to an Israeli air strike on an Iranian consulate compound in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on April 1, which killed 13 people, including seven members of Iran’s foreign Quds Force. Two of those killed were a senior Quds Force commander and his deputy. Iran said the attack was a violation of its sovereignty.

The Quds Force is part of Iran’s most powerful armed force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The IRGC delivers weapons and equipment, including high-precision missiles, from Syria to Hezbollah.

Israel retaliated against Iran’s missile and drone attacks by attacking targets in the central Isfahan region of Iran about three weeks later. US officials confirmed the Israeli attack, although Israel did not comment. Israeli drones have reportedly attacked the radar of Iran’s Russian-made S-300 air defense missile system, which Israel believes is particularly sensitive to any of its fighter aircraft in nearby airspace. Will create dangerous danger.

The attack on radar was considered limited and was designed to signal Israel’s ability to attack Iranian military assets.