Israel ditches U.S, strikes Iran ‘alone’: Is middle east heading towards a big regional war?

Israel has launched a massive wave of airstrikes deep inside Iran, targeting nuclear facilities and high-ranking military leaders in what Prime Minister Netanyahu is calling Operation “Rising Lion.” This is the most direct and expansive Israeli attack on Iranian soil in recent memory—striking Tehran, Natanz, Isfahan, and more. Iran has responded by launching around 100 UAVs towards Israeli territory, and its Supreme Leader has vowed severe retaliation. We break down what triggered this escalation, who Israel targeted—including the head of the IRGC and key nuclear scientists and why Netanyahu is making claims about Iran’s bomb-making capabilities. Why now? What role, if any, did the United States play in all this? Will Trump’s cautious distance hold, or is America being pulled in? And does this mark the end of diplomacy and the beginning of a full-scale regional war?