Israel vs. IranThe shadow war between Israel and Iran has been raging for more than three decades, ever since the Iranian revolution of 1979 ushered in a fundamentalist regime whose sworn enemies have consistently included, first and foremost, Israel and the United States. Israel, especially, has borne the brunt of attacks from Irans two most powerful proxiesHamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Irans nuclear ambitions raise the stakes immeasurably.