Many violent insurgent groups were supported Supply by Iran and al-Qaeda in Iraq .

The Organization of the Islamic Conference , the Arab League , Syria , Egypt and Iran condemned Judgment_communication Israel 's responsive Response air strikes Attack on militants .

The Iran–Israel proxy conflict , or Iran–Israel proxy war and Iran–Israel Cold War , is the ongoing proxy war between Iran and Israel .

The conflict gradually emerged Coming_to_be from the declared Expressing_publicly hostility of post-revolutionary Islamic Republic of Iran towards Israel since 1979 , into covert Iranian support Supporting of Hezbollah during the South Lebanon conflict ( 1985–2000 ) and essentially developed Coming_to_be into a proxy regional conflict from 2005 .

Israel suspects Tehran is pursuing Aiming the goal of forming Coming_to_be a continuous land transport Sending route from Iran via Iraq and Syria to Lebanon , and if Tehran succeeds `` it would be a strategic game-changer . ''

According to Mossad chief Yossi Cohen , `` As long as the current regime exists , with the nuclear agreement or without it , Iran will continue to serve Assistance as the main threat to Israel 's security '' .

Israeli government is convinced Coming_to_believe that Iran is interested in creating Creating territorial contiguity from Iran to the Mediterranean and in transferring Military_operation military forces – including naval vessels , fighter planes and thousands of troops – to permanent bases in Syria and is trying to `` Lebanonize '' Syria and take over Military_operation using Using Shi'ite militias , as it had done with Hezbollah in Lebanon .

Israeli government is convinced Coming_to_believe that Iran is interested in creating Creating territorial contiguity from Iran to the Mediterranean and in transferring Military_operation military forces – including naval vessels , fighter planes and thousands of troops – to permanent bases in Syria and is trying to `` Lebanonize '' Syria and take over Military_operation using Using Shi'ite militias , as it had done with Hezbollah in Lebanon .

Iran claims Statement its foreign policy is based on aiding Assistance the oppressed vulnerables around the world–not for material gains , but as a humanitarian religious positive action .

In Iran 's foreign policy Israel is conceptualized as an illegitimate Zionist regime that threatens vulnerable people and Islamic religion itself .

It is known as ideological enemy for Iran .

Iran , in contact Connect with the U.S. over the fight Hostile_encounter against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has said Telling that Israel would be at risk if the U.S. and its coalition sought to topple Assad .

The Hamas-dominated Gaza had also been considered a proxy of Iran .

Al-Mabhouh—a co-founder of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades , the military wing of Hamas—was wanted by the Israeli government for the kidnapping Kidnapping and murder Killing of two Israeli soldiers in 1989 as well as purchasing Commerce_buy arms from Iran for use Using in Gaza ; these have been cited as a possible motive for the assassination Killing .

They arrived Arriving from different European destinations and stayed Temporary_stay at different hotels , presumably to avoid being detected Know and , with the exception of three of its members suspected Suspicion of `` helping to facilitate '' who had left on a ferry for Iran several months before the assassination Killing , departed Departing after the assassination Killing to different countries .

The Iran hostage crisis Hostile_encounter was a diplomatic standoff Hostile_encounter between the United States and Iran .

The Iran hostage crisis Hostile_encounter was a diplomatic standoff Hostile_encounter between the United States and Iran .

Iran demanded Request his return in order to stand trial Criminal_investigation for crimes that he was accused Judgment_communication of committing Committing_crime during his reign Change_of_leadership .

Iran 's demands Request were rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the United States , and Iran saw the decision Deciding to grant Giving him asylum as American complicity in those atrocities .

Iran 's demands Request were rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the United States , and Iran saw the decision Deciding to grant Giving him asylum as American complicity in those atrocities .

Carter ordered Arranging the U.S. military to attempt a rescue Rescuing mission – Operation Eagle Claw – using Using warships that included Cause_to_be_included the and , which were patrolling Patrolling the waters near Iran .

In September 1980 the Iraqi military invaded Attack Iran , beginning Process_start the Iran–Iraq War Hostile_encounter .

In Iran the crisis Hostile_encounter strengthened Cause_change_of_strength the prestige of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the political power of theocrats who opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act any normalization of relations with the West .

The crisis Hostile_encounter also led to Causation American economic sanctions Rewards_and_punishments against Iran , which further weakened Cause_change_of_strength ties between the two countries .

The Iran–Contra affair ( , ) , popularized in Iran as the McFarlane affair , the Iran–Contra scandal , or simply Iran–Contra , was a political scandal in the United States that occurred Coming_to_be during the second term of the Reagan Administration .

Senior administration officials secretly facilitated Cause_to_make_progress the sale of arms to Iran , which was the subject of an arms embargo .

The plan was for Israel to ship Sending weapons to Iran , for the United States to resupply Supply Israel , and for Israel to pay Commerce_pay the United States .

However , as documented Recording by a congressional investigation , the first Reagan-sponsored secret arms sales to Iran began Process_start in 1981 before any of the American hostages had been taken Conquering in Lebanon .

On 4 March 1987 , Reagan made Creating a further nationally televised address , taking full responsibility for the affair and stating that `` what began Process_start as a strategic opening to Iran deteriorated Change , in its implementation , into trading arms for hostages '' .

When the serial numbers were found Know to match those of mines seized along with the `` Iran Ajr '' the previous September , U.S. military officials planned Arranging a retaliatory operation against Iranian targets in the Persian Gulf .

According to Bradley Peniston , the attack by the U.S. helped Assistance pressure Iran to agree Agree_or_refuse_to_act to a ceasefire with Iraq later that summer , ending Process_end the eight-year conflict between the Persian Gulf neighbors .

By the end of the operation , U.S. air and surface units had sunk , or severely damaged Damaging , half of Iran 's operational fleet .

Between 562,000 and 2,000,000 civilians were killed Killing and millions of Afghans fled Escaping the country as refugees , mostly to Pakistan and Iran .

According to Institute of Geophysics , wind speed was 80 km/h ; Meteorological Organization of Iran reported Reporting 120 km/h .

Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 was a scheduled commercial flight from Tehran , Iran , to Yerevan , Armenia , that crashed Catastrophe near the village of Jannatabad , outside the city of Qazvin in north-western Iran , on 15 July 2009 .

Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 was a scheduled commercial flight from Tehran , Iran , to Yerevan , Armenia , that crashed Catastrophe near the village of Jannatabad , outside the city of Qazvin in north-western Iran , on 15 July 2009 .

The crash Catastrophe was the deadliest aviation accident Catastrophe in Iran since the 2003 crash Catastrophe of a military-operated Ilyushin Il-76 , in which 275 people were killed Killing ( though some sources list the fatality count at 302 ) .

Ahmadinejad called Statement the election Choosing `` completely free '' and the outcome a `` great victory '' for Iran , dismissing the protests Judgment_communication as akin to little more than `` passions after a soccer match '' .

The Saudi-led coalition has attacked Attack the positions of the Houthi militia , and loyalists of the former President of Yemen , Ali Abdullah Saleh , allegedly supported Supporting by Iran ( see Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict Violence ) .

It subsequently became Becoming the largest among the nationwide uprisings Violence in Iran against the new state and one of the most intense Kurdish rebellions Violence in modern Iran .

It subsequently became Becoming the largest among the nationwide uprisings Violence in Iran against the new state and one of the most intense Kurdish rebellions Violence in modern Iran .

Initially , Kurdish movements Social_event were trying to align with the new government of Iran , seeking to emphasize Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their Muslim identity and seek common ground with other Iranians .

The 1953 Iranian coup d'état , known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d'état ( ) , was the overthrow Change_of_leadership of the democratically elected Change_of_leadership Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening Cause_change_of_strength the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 19 August 1953 , orchestrated Arranging by the United States ( under the name `` TPAJAX '' Project or `` Operation Ajax '' ) and the United Kingdom ( under the name `` Operation Boot '' ) .

After this vote Choosing , Britain instigated Influence a worldwide boycott Response of Iranian oil to pressure Hold Iran economically .

Judging Mosaddegh to be unreliable and fearing a Communist takeover in Iran , UK prime minister Winston Churchill and the Eisenhower administration decided Deciding to overthrow Change_of_leadership Iran 's government , though the predecessor Truman administration had opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act a coup Change_of_leadership , fearing the precedent that Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) involvement would set .

Judging Mosaddegh to be unreliable and fearing a Communist takeover in Iran , UK prime minister Winston Churchill and the Eisenhower administration decided Deciding to overthrow Change_of_leadership Iran 's government , though the predecessor Truman administration had opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act a coup Change_of_leadership , fearing the precedent that Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) involvement would set .

Following the coup Change_of_leadership in 1953 , a government under General Fazlollah Zahedi was formed Coming_to_be which allowed Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , the last Shah of Iran ( Persian for an Iranian king ) , to rule Control more firmly as monarch .

By the early 1990s , Hezbollah , with support Supporting from Syria and Iran , emerged Coming_to_be as the leading group and military power , monopolizing guerrilla activity in South Lebanon .

The Qayen earthquake Catastrophe , also known as the Ardekul or Qaen earthquake Catastrophe , struck Attack Northern Iran 's Khorasan Province in the vicinity of Qaen on May 10 , 1997 at 07:57 UTC ( 12:57 local time ) .

With 1 in 3,000 deaths Resolve_problem in Iran attributable to earthquakes , a US geophysicist has suggested Convincing that a country-wide rebuilding program would be needed to address Statement the ongoing public safety concerns .