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This report outlines a major military escalation between Israel and Iran, including the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and subsequent retaliatory strikes across the Middle East. A ceasefire agreement was reached and implemented in early April following significant casualties on both sides.
Why it matters
This represents a major geopolitical shift in the Middle East involving direct conflict between regional powers and US military involvement.
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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