The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah was long considered Iran’s first line of defense in case of a war with Israel. But since Israel's massive barrage on Iran this week, Hezbollah has stayed out

Israel carried out airstrikes inside Iran, making the long-standing conflict between the two countries much more serious.

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | Israel on Friday launched a large-scale “preemptive, precise, combined” strike on Iranian military and nuclear sites, prompting retaliatory attacks from Tehran. Analysts warn that the attacks could dramatically deteriorate the already volatile situation in the Middle East and ignite a wider regional war.