India, June 23 -- The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran marks the most intense direct military confrontation between two Middle Eastern nations in decades. On June 13, 2025, Israel launched "Operation Rising Lion", deploying over 200 aircraft to target Iran's nuclear and military installations at Natanz, Tabriz, and areas near Tehran. The strikes reportedly set back Iran's uranium enrichment programme by several years. In swift retaliation, Iran launched waves of ballistic missiles and drone swarms targeting Israeli civilian areas, prompting mass evacuations in cities like Haifa and Tel Aviv. Israel's strategic calculus is centred on pre-emption and deterrence.
Faced with Tehran's decade-long pursuit of nuclear weapons, Israel opted...