- The Trigger: Following Israeli assassinations of key Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, including Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran launched a second direct barrage.
- The Attack: Iran fired roughly 200 ballistic missiles directly into Israel, utilizing advanced models like the Fattah-1 and Kheibar Shekan.
June 2025 (The Twelve-Day War)
- The Trigger: Diplomatic breakdowns and Israel's pre-emptive bombings of Iranian nuclear and missile production facilities.
- The Attack: Iran retaliated by firing a massive wave of over 550 ballistic missiles and 1,000 suicide drones in nightly counterattacks.
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Any negotiated agreement between America and Iran which does not herald the end of Iran's nuclear –related capacity is only postponing the inevitable - when America may not then be in the strong negotiating and military position it presently is.
It is Iran's jugular now - or possibly never.
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David Singer is an Australian Lawyer, a Foundation Member of the International Analyst Network and Convenor of Jordan is Palestine International - an organisation calling for sovereignty of the West Bank and Gaza to be allocated between Israel and Jordan as the two successor States to the Mandate for Palestine. Previous articles written by him can be found at www.jordanispalestine.blogspot.com.