Iran has appeared to shift gears during the ceasefire pause in fighting in Gaza. From the Iranian regime's standpoint, it believes it has achieved a lot.
Iran does not recognize Israel's existence, while Israel has long threatened military action against Iran if diplomacy fails to curb its disputed nuclear activity.
Iran's Khamenei has taken to social media in the past to attack Israel, the United States, and other parties Iran sees as adversarial.
Iran warned Israel and the US of a regional escalation, while cutting its military conscription.
Iraq has asserted that if the US is seen as supporting Israel then US forces could be targeted in Iraq.
An Iranian official said that the US is already involved in the conflict between Israel and Palestinians and must be held to account.
Iran has long backed the Hamas group, which controls the Gaza Strip and rejects Israel's right to exist.
In a speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he claimed any countries that would normalize with Israel were “betting on a losing horse.”
National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi stated there "would not be any choice” but to act if Iran enriches uranium at above 60%.
Iran is trying to develop hypersonic missiles which pose a greater threat to Israel than ballistic missiles.
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