For decades, much of the conflict between Iran and Israel has played out indirectly via proxies or through deniable or covert actions.This month however, things changed dramatically. Following an airstrike in Syria that killed an Iranian General, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Israeli targets. What followed was a major, multinational air defence operation and, it seems, a potential small scale Israeli response. In this episode I look at the background to the Iranian strike, the observations we can make about the attack and defensive operations, and what it might mean for the region.