Iran-Israel tensions grow
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Israel has escalated pressure on Iran in the final days of the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, increasing the risk of Iranian retaliation
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1 Nov 27, 2020
Israel suspected of assassinating top 4 Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen IRAQ Fakhrizadeh on outskirts of Tehran 

2 Jan 4, 2021: Iran says it has begun enriching uranium up to 20 percent purity
at its underground Fordow facility, in breach of 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) nuclear deal agreed by Islamic Republic and group of world powers

3 Early Jan: Israeli military deploys missile defences in southern Israel as precautionary move against possible long-range attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels based in Yemen

4 Jan 12: Israel reportedly conducts widespread series of airstrikes against Iranian-linked targets along Iraqi-Syrian border, killing at least 57 people

5 Jan 13: UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has started work on producing uranium metal at its
Isfahan facility, another violation of JCPOA

Jan 13: Israeli minister Tzachi Hanegbi (right) says Israel could attack Iran’s nuclear sites if incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden rejoins JCPOA
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310 miles
ISRAEL
SYRIA
500km
SAUDI ARABIA
Houthi-controlled territory
YEMEN
IRAN

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Source: Stratfor
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