Why Israel could not let Iran’s missile attack go unanswered


Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.



















Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran amid the war with Iran, March 7, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.
(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)

Israel’s decision to strike military targets in western and central Iran in the early hours of Monday morning was different from the previous rounds in a familiar cycle of retaliation - albeit one that has been quiet for several weeks. It was a deliberate Israeli response to a dangerous test by Tehran, and one that Jerusalem could not afford to leave unanswered.

The immediate chain of events began in Lebanon. On Sunday afternoon, the Israel Air Force struck Hezbollah targets in Dahiyeh, the Beirut stronghold of the Iranian-backed terror group. The strike followed continued Hezbollah violations of the US-brokered ceasefire announced last week, and came after warnings from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.

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