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A major military escalation between Israel and Iran resulted in significant casualties and infrastructure damage following strikes in late February. A ceasefire agreement was reached and implemented in early April.
Why it matters
This represents a major geopolitical conflict with significant human cost and regional instability in the Middle East.
Israel and the US launched Operations Roaring Lion and Epic Fury on February 28, with the stated aim of creating conditions for regime change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran bunker. Iran’s defense minister and several IRGC generals were also killed in the largest-ever aerial attack by the IAF
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