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Tension between Iran and Israel boils to unprecedented levels as a dramatic game of military tit-for-tat has put the Middle East on edge of one of the most turbulent crises in years. Having started with the Israeli air raids on an underground Iranian nuclear plant, the war has suddenly escalated into Iran launching hypersonic rockets to counterback.
Iran responds with the Hypersonic missiles
In retaliation to the Israeli attack, Iran fired hypersonic missiles at strategic Israeli military targets on June 17. The adherence was confirmed by the Revolutionary Guard that the mission was as a direct result of the “unprovoked aggression” of Israel and stressed that it was only the first move in case Israeli aggression persists.
The Iranian ministry of defense said that their sophisticated Fattah-2 missiles managed to strike strategic military and intelligence targets within Israel. The full damage is yet unknown but hearing air sirens across most of the big cities in Israel, people have been forced to take cover and Israeli centers, such as Tel-Aviv and Haifa, have been spending their nights in shelters.
Israel Says It Will Respond Firmly
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decried the Iranian attacks, terming it as and act of war outrageous and the country would retaliate at the time and scale that it chose. The Israeli Air Force has since stepped up air surveillance and has also embarked on finding a way of relocating Iron Dome and David-Sling missile defense systems close to high-risk areas.
Israeli military experts have cautioned that there would be a possible all-out confrontation in the event that the situation is not defused at this moment
Crossfire Front Civilians
The growing conflict has already created a deep humanitarian measure. In Tehran, a number of neighborhoods were evacuated after the strikes of Israel. Dozen of injuries by falling debris in interception of Iranian missiles were reported in Israel through the emergency services.
UN leaders have encouraged the leaders involved not to attack civilian populations. More than 100 000 individuals in both Iran and Israel have been displaced by the threat of air raids.
Global Reactions
The rate of rapid escalation has been an alarming issue to world leaders. The Secretary of State of the United States requested urgent de-escalating and restraint, and Russia and China demanded that the 2 countries should head back to the negotiation table.
Oil prices at the same time rose to above 100 dollars per barrel due to fear that the conflict will upset global energy resources especially when it spills to the Strait of Hormuz which is an important oil export outlet to the rest of the world.
A Hazardous intersection
The Iran Iran Israel strike-back is a very questionable twist in an already wobbly region. As neither of the countries appears to be throwing any punches, commentators fear that any indiscretion or escalation of the conflict may prompt a wider conflict in the region including organizations such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and partners of the United States in the Gulf region.
Critical days are ahead to see whether diplomacy will work or whether the Middle East is poised to enter a new long war.
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