Israel - Iran | How 46 Years of Proxy War Led to this Conflict (2025)

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Israel - Iran | How 46 Years of Proxy War Led to this Conflict (2025)

The war between Israel and Iran has been building for decades and now it’s spiralling out of control, but how did we get to this point?

00:00 - Introduction

00:44 - A Shift in Relations: Post-1979 Iranian Revolution

01:51 - The Iran-Iraq War and its Impact

03:11 - Iran's Regional Alliances and Proxy Forces

03:58 - Israel's most important alliance

05:13 - Obama and Netanyahu's disagreement

06:18 - Trump's Impact and Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Deal

07:53 - Escalation Post-October 7th Attacks

09:02 - Current State of the Conflict and Iran's Weakness

10:20 - Expert Discussion: Interview with Sir Lawrence Freedman

13:20 - Expert Discussion: Analysis of Iran's Proxy Strategy

17:07 - Expert Discussion: Potential for Long-Lasting Peace

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