Tensions between Iran and Israel rise again. This comes after months of weak truces. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday. It was the first such attack since a ceasefire two months ago. Israel answered with airstrikes early Monday. It hit central and western Iran. Iranian state TV reported explosions in Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran.

The conflict is tied closely to Lebanon. Israel fights Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants there. Israel says it protects its north towns from Hezbollah drone and rocket fire. Iran says Israel’s ground attack and airstrikes in Lebanon break ceasefire efforts. It also says any deal with the United States must end the fighting there.

The article tells of many rises and failed pauses. The United States and Israel attacked Iran. Then Hezbollah entered the war. It fired rockets at Israel. A weak ceasefire in the Iran war was announced. But Israel was not in the talks. Israel later bombarded Beirut. It killed over 300 people in a 10-minute attack.

Later, Lebanon and Israel held direct talks in Washington. Then a weak ceasefire was announced between them. Fighting soon started again. Israel then made its deepest ground attack in Lebanon in over a quarter-century. Hezbollah’s leader rejected the ceasefire deal. He demanded an Israeli pullout. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned of “no calm in the region” if Israel did not pull out.