A new and dangerous turn in West Asia

Iran attacked Israel, escalating tensions in West Asia. Recent events have fueled conflict, with potential for wider regional war.

Iran attacked Israel in the wee hours of Sunday, converting one of West Asia’s most ferocious shadow rivalries into an open military conflagration that has the potential to lead to a wider regional war.

An Israeli Air Force fighter aircraft reportedly after a mission to intercept incoming airborne threats. (AFP)

But history didn’t begin this weekend.

History didn’t begin two weeks ago either when Israel attacked an Iranian diplomatic facility in Syria to kill a set of its military/security personnel, the reason Tehran said it had now attacked Tel Aviv. History didn’t begin in the past