The world is going through an unforeseen series of events where one nation has been at the receiving end of Islamic Radicalism for many years. Israel has barely taken its foot out of the long-standing Gaza battle, and now they are facing another war with Iran. Within the last 2 days, Iran and Israel have been at each other’s throats, targeting each other with ballistic missiles, air strikes, drone attacks, and whatnot.

Barely a year after Iran’s unprecedented April 2024 missile barrage on Israel, the two long-time rivals have plunged back into a cycle of strikes and counter-strikes. In the early hours of 13 June 2025, Israeli jets hit multiple nuclear and missile sites deep inside Iran—a raid dubbed Operation Rising Lion. Tehran’s reply was swift: more than a hundred ballistic missiles and drones rained on Israeli cities, breaching Iron Dome in several places and killing at least 13 civilians over two nights. The Israel-Iran Conflict has once again leapt from shadow warfare to open firepower, feeding fears of another full-blown Israel-Iran War.

Why Did Israel Attack Iran?

Israeli officials say the strike was “pre-emptive.” Jerusalem claims fresh intelligence showed Iran racing to enrich uranium well beyond the 60% level and dispersing warhead-ready centrifuges to hardened sites. By targeting research labs near Natanz and missile depots in Kermanshah, Israel hoped to “set the nuclear clock back” and decapitate senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders overseeing the program. Unconfirmed leaks also hint that Iran’s new Haj Qassem medium-range missile, capable of outmanoeuvring Patriot and THAAD batteries, was days away from operational deployment, pushing Israel to act first.

Response from Iran

Tehran framed its response as lawful self-defence. Within hours, the IRGC launched successive salvos of the Haj Qassem missile toward Tel Aviv and Beersheba; at least a handful evaded interception, causing lethal collapses in Bat Yam and Ramat Gan. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that any further Israeli action would draw “expanding rings of fire” across the region, yet insisted “we do not seek wider war unless forced.” Meanwhile, pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Yemen fired their own rockets at Israeli and U.S. assets, signalling that Tehran is ready to mobilise its network of proxies.

What’s Brewing in the Asian Continent Now?

• Energy chokepoints at risk: Israel’s reported hit on the South Pars gas field is being considered as one of the biggest oil field attacks in history. South Pars is a site that feeds almost 40% of Iran’s LNG exports and this attack raises the spectre of missile duels over the Strait of Hormuz. Even a temporary closure could jolt oil above $120, hurting energy-hungry Asian giants such as India, Japan, and South Korea.
• Great-power gridlock: Washington has publicly denied giving the “green light,” yet the U.S. rushed additional Patriot batteries into the Gulf, while China and Russia called for an emergency UN session. With the BRICS summit slated for July in Kazan, Moscow may leverage the crisis to rally non-Western states behind a cease-fire formula that trims U.S. influence.
• Proxy flashpoints: Hezbollah rocket fire from Lebanon and Houthi ballistic launches from Yemen already stretch Israeli air-defence crews thin. Any spill-over into the Indian Ocean—vital for Delhi’s merchant fleet—would drag South Asian navies into escort duty, militarising one of the world’s busiest sea lanes.

Final Thoughts

Neither side seems eager for a 2006-style ground war, yet both are locked into a perilous tit-for-tat driven by domestic politics and hard-line pride. Israel’s coalition government faces public fury after the missile deaths; Tehran’s leadership cannot appear weak after the assassination of senior nuclear scientists. With each round, de-escalation windows shrink while miscalculation risks rise. 

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Our Opinion

According to us, the attacks on Israel have been going on for decades, and just like India, they have never backed out of any fight. Rather, they have given a bloody nose to all their attackers whenever and wherever they have chosen to pick a fight with the Mighty Israel and IDF.

Iran will not be any different! Just like the 6-day war, they will be defeated again because they are not just targeting Israel, but they are also targeting humanity by supporting terrorist regimes like Hamas and Hezbollah.

New India News 247 believes India should press its traditional “strategic autonomy” into active diplomacy—championing an immediate cease-fire, safeguarding Gulf energy flows, and urging revival of the stalled JCPOA talks. Asian stability hinges on preventing the Israel Iran War from morphing into a multi-front conflagration. The coming days will test whether back-channel pragmatists in Tel Aviv and Tehran can still out-shout the drums of war.

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