Israel-Iran tensions live updates: From shadow war to open conflict – a timeline
1979: Iran’s Islamic Revolution topples pro-Western leader, establishing anti-Israel theocratic regime.
1982: Iran aids Hezbollah’s formation during Israel’s invasion of Lebanon. 1983: Hezbollah expels Western and Israeli forces from Lebanon via suicide bombings.
1992-94: Argentina and Israel accuse Iran and Hezbollah of embassy and Jewish center bombings in Buenos Aires.
2002: Revelation of Iran’s secret uranium enrichment program raises nuclear concerns.
2006: Israel engages in month-long war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
2009: Iranian Supreme Leader denounces Israel as a “dangerous and fatal cancer.”
2010: Stuxnet virus, believed developed by U.S. and Israel, targets Iran’s Natanz nuclear site.
2012: Iranian nuclear scientist killed in Tehran, blamed on Israel.
2018: Israel praises U.S. withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal, strikes Iranian military infrastructure in Syria.
2020: Israel applauds the assassination of Iranian General Soleimani; Iran retaliates with missile attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq.
2021: Iran accuses Israel of assassinating nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh. 2022: U.S. and Israel pledge to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
2024: Suspected Israeli airstrike on Iranian embassy in Damascus kills senior Revolutionary Guard officers.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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