The Iran–Israel proxy conflict, also known as the Iran–Israel proxy war or Iran–Israel Cold War, is an ongoing proxy conflict between Iran and Israel. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia militias, most notably Hezbollah. In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran has backed Palestinian groups such as Hamas. Israel has supported Iranian rebels, such as the People's Mujahedin of Iran, conducted airstrikes against Iranian allies in Syria, assassinated Iranian nuclear scientists, and directly attacked Iranian forces in Syria. In 2024 the proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries, and in June 2025, the Iran–Israel war began, involving the United States.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has confirmed its missile strike on the U.S. Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar under..
