Dehradun, June 18 -- Iran conducted a war against Israel for a long time through proxies like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, et al. Iranian leaders believed that this allowed them to pursue goals of their theocratic ideology from a distance, with only an occasional confrontation with Israel. However, Israel not only can see beyond this pretence, but has for long been determined to strike at the roots of this animosity. So, now, having inflicted heavy damage on Hamas and Hezbollah, it has directly taken on Iran.
While Israel prepared for the ideological battle in several ways, the present conflict was triggered by the 7 October 2023 attack. It was not a time of Israel's choosing. The attack was seen not just as the atrocity it was, but also as ...