Israel’s planned to attack Iran for years, so why now? | Start Here

Israel has been making plans to attack Iran for years, so why is it happening now? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Chapters: 00:19 - The backdrop: the decades-long rivalry between Israel and Iran 02:20 - The nuclear factor 04:50 - The Hezbollah factor 06:05 - The Trump factor 08:55 - Will the US get involved directly? 10:00 - Is Israel’s objective actually regime change in Iran? This episode features: Barbara Slavin | Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center Gideon Levy | Israeli Journalist & Author James Bays | Al Jazeera Diplomatic Correspondent You can find all Start Here episodes here: https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe Al Jazeera so you don’t miss future episodes: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow Sandra Gathmann on Instagram, TikTok and X: @SandraGathmann And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️ #Iran #Israel #IranIsraelWar #Tehran #TelAviv #IsraelAttacksIran #IsraeliArmy #IranianArmy #IRGC #AyatollahAliKhamenei #BenjaminNetanyahu #DonaldTrump #MiddleEast #IsraelIranTensions #NuclearProgramme #AlJazeeraEnglish