Iran has significantly escalated hostilities with Israel by launching around 200 missiles into Israeli territory. This is the second major attack from Iran this year, following a similar operation in April that involved hundreds of missiles and drones . Israeli military officials have confirmed the attack, stating that while the immediate threat has passed, the full extent of the damage is still being assessed. Why Iran attacked Israel Iran’s recent missile barrage on Israel was a retaliatory response to the alleged killing of key Iranian and Hezbollah commanders by Israel. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) specifically mentioned the deaths of Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah, IRGC commander Abbas Nilforoshan, and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, for which Israel is widely believed to be responsible. What happened so far Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a major operation targeting Israel, firing approximately 180 ballistic missiles, including its new Fatah hypersonic ballistic missiles, at “vital military and security targets,” specifically three military bases in the Tel Aviv area. The attack was accompanied by a large-scale …